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    Pharmaceutical and Syringe Drop-Off Locations in NYC

    Metadata Updated: April 12, 2026

    Locations where NYC residents can drop off their pharmaceuticals and syringes for safe disposal. For more information, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/get-rid-of/pharmaceutical-sharps-drop-off.page. Carefully place household sharps in leak-proof and puncture-resistant container labeled "Home Sharps - not for recycling". Bring to a collection center or drop-off site or discard as trash. ALL New York State hospitals and nursing homes are required by law to act as collection centers for used household sharps, including syringes and lancets, with no identification required.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NYC JSON

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026
    Publisher data.cityofnewyork.us
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.cityofnewyork.us/api/views/edk2-vkjh
    Data First Published 2023-06-14
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-11
    Category Environment
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.cityofnewyork.us/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id fb3399b9-e45f-4cc6-bff3-d68ca3ddf3af
    Harvest Source Id 1696593e-c691-4f61-a696-5dcb9e4c9b4c
    Harvest Source Title NYC JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/edk2-vkjh
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 3da95d277dd3ed94c86159a4ff51bce2fa155e43553a8f68bf68c16a1dd137b9
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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