Sharps Mail-Back

Residents who need a solution to their sharps disposal problem can be served if a public agency contracts with Curbside to provide Curbside's mail-back kit to residents.  The program is very simple to implement.

Public agencies that contract with Curbside can tell their residents to call Curbside’s toll-free call center and order a kit. The kit is mailed to the resident. The resident removes the sharps container and materials from the shipping box and places sharps in the container. When the sharps container is full, the resident places the sharps container into the provided plastic bag.

The sharps container, along with the completed shipping form, is placed into the postage-paid shipping box and dropped into the U.S. Mail. It’s that simple. The USPS delivers the container to an EPA/State permitted incinerator where the materials are destroyed.

Curbside offers a one-gallon container which is more cost effective than one-quart containers.  One-quart mail-back kits often cost half of the cost of Curbside's one-gallon (4 quart) kit.  For frequent users, it makes economic sense to use a larger container.  One of the benefits of this mail-back program is that it is not necessary for a resident to leave their home to obtain one.  Once approval is given by the public agency, the resident calls Curbside and places the order.  The kit is mailed to their home.

The mail-back program is just one of three options available to public agencies.  See the other options by visiting our sharps home page