Recology Auburn Placer provides residential and commercial yard waste, recycling, and garbage collection to the communities of Auburn, Colfax, Rocklin, the Town of Loomis, and Unincorporated Placer County. The City of Roseville has its own waste services division. The City of Lincoln is served by Waste Management, Inc.

Sharps

All sharps waste must be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container. Home-generated sharps waste includes hypodermic needles, syringes, and lancets that are used for medical purposes. Sharps in approved biohazard containers can be brought to the Recology Auburn Placer Transfer Station for safe disposal.

Visit the Placer-Nevada Rx Drug Safety Coalition for additional free year-round medical drop-off sites.

Sharps Mail-Back Service
Visit CalRecycle regarding sharps waste mail-back services.

Senior discounts are also offered for those who are 65+ and income less than $32,100.  Call Recology for details.  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.…

Waste Management provides a full range of residential and commercial solid waste collection services in Nevada County, including trash, organic waste, recycling, and safe disposal of home-generated sharps.

Services include:

• Curbside trash, organic waste, and recycling pick-up
• Environmental services
• Dumpster rental and waste receptacles
• Recycling services
• Safe disposal of home-generated sharps (needles, syringes, pen needles, lancets) in approved biohazard containers
• Sharps disposal is accepted at the McCourtney Road Transfer Station Household Hazardous Waste Facility and Rite Aid Pharmacy during regular business hours.
• Approved biohazard containers are sold at pharmacies. It's illegal to dispose of sharps in regular trash or recycling.

Additional Information:

Low-income and senior discount request forms are available online.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.wm.com/location/california/nevada_county/index.jsp
• Organic Waste Recycling - https://calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/
• Low income discount Request F…

The City of Roseville's Waste Services Division provides weekly collection for nearly 50,000 residential homes and over 1,500 commercial customers.

​Web pages

• Home - https://www.roseville.ca.us/government/departments/environmental_utilities/at_your_service/trash_and_green_waste#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Roseville's%20Waste,recycling%2C%20and%20green%20waste%20annually.
• Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Locations - https://wpwma.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Placer-Recycles_Resident-HHW_9.22_WPWMA-site.pdf

Western Placer Waste Management Authority (WPWMA) provides access to:

• Waste Disposal
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Recycling Buyback

And works with contractors to provide these services:

• Recycling drop-off & buy-back
• Compost sales
• Commercial hazardous waste disposal
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://www.wpwma.ca.gov/
• Medical sharps disposal -https://wpwma.ca.gov/placer-recycles/sharps-keep-them-out/
• Contact -https://wpwma.ca.gov/about-us/contact-us/