Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance on March 17, 2015, with an effective date of April 25, 2015. The Ordinance factsheet (PDF) provides additional information on the background and requirements of the Ordinance.

Medicine collection kiosks are operational under the Inmar Intelligence and MED-Project stewardship programs. Inmar and MED-Project are both supplementing the medicine collection kiosk sites with mail-back envelope distribution locations, where San Francisco residents can pick up a free, prepaid standard medicine mail-back envelope (for pill, liquid, and cream medicine formulations). Pre-filled injector products, such as EpiPens©, cannot be disposed in kiosks. Free prepaid mail-back packages for Pre-filled injector products are available at no cost by request online or by calling 844.633.7765. 

Approved Stewardship Plans

• Inmar updated Stewardship Plan, dated April 22, 2023 
  • Notice of Determination - Approval with Conditions (PDF) - July 21, 2023
  • Updated Inmar Stewardship Plan (PDF) - April 22, 2023
• MED-Project updated Stewardship Plan, dated March 24, 2023 
  • Notice of Determination - Approval with Conditions (PDF) - June 21, 2023
  • Updated MED-Project Stewardship Plan (PDF) - March 24, 2023

Stewardship Plan Annual Reports

• Inmar Intelligence 2022 Annual Report (PDF) - May 25, 2023 (includes list of Producers participating in the Inmar Stewardship Plan)
• MED-Project 2022 Annual Report (PDF) - April 25, 2023 (includes list of Producers participating in the Inmar Stewardship Plan)
• Inmar Intelligence 2021 Annual Report (PDF) - August 26, 2022 revision (includes list of Producers participating in the Inmar Stewardship Plan)
• MED-Project 2021 Annual Report (PDF) - August 8, 2022 revision (includes list of Producers participating in the Inmar Stewardship Plan)
• MED-Project 2020 Annual Report (PDF) - August 31, 2021 revision (includes list of Producers participating in the Inmar Stewardship Plan)
• MED-Project 2019 Annual Report (PDF) - April 25, 2020 (includes list of Producers participating in the Inmar Stewardship Plan)
• MED-Project 2018 Annual Report (PDF) - July 15, 2019 revision
• MED-Project 2017 Annual Report (PDF) - April 25, 2018

Environment Department Biennial Reports

• Director's Fourth Biennial Report (PDF) Submitted to Board of Supervisors February 2024
• Director's Third Biennial Report (PDF) Submitted to Board of Supervisors October 2021
• Director's Second Biennial Report (PDF) Submitted to Board of Supervisors August 2019
• Director's First Biennial Report (PDF) Submitted to Board of Supervisors April 2017

Regulations

• Regulations Implementing the Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance
  • Regulation #SFE-24-01-SDDSO (PDF) - effective April 10, 2024
  • Regulation #SFE-16-01-SDDSO (PDF) - replaced by Regulation #SFE-24-01-SDDSO

Stewardship Plan Approval History

• Inmar Stewardship Plan, dated August 27, 2020, as revised October 13, 2020
  • Notice of Determination - Approval with Conditions (PDF) - November 25, 2020
  • Inmar Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Plan (PDF) - August 27, 2020, as revised October 13, 2020 
• MED-Project Updated Stewardship Plan, dated November 1, 2018
  • Revised Notice of Determination - Approval with Conditions (PDF) - July 29, 2020
  • Additional Information Requested Letter (PDF) - July 28, 2020
  • Updated MED-Project Product Stewardship Plan (PDF) - November 1, 2018
• MED-Project Updated Stewardship Plan, dated May 31, 2018
  • Notice of Determination - Approval with Conditions (PDF) - July 3, 2018
  • Updated MED-Project Product Stewardship Plan (PDF) - May 31, 2018
• Collection Model Modification Submitted and Approved
  • Notice of Determination - Approval with Conditions (PDF) - December 16, 2016
  • Collection Model Modification Request (PDF) - October 19, 2016
• MED-Project Stewardship Plan, dated April 25, 2016
  • Notice of Determination - Approval with Conditions (PDF) - July 25, 2016
  • Revised MED-Project Stewardship Plan (PDF) - July 14, 2016
  • MED-Project Stewardship Plan (PDF) - April 25, 2016

Additional Resources

How to Safely Get Rid of Unwanted Medicine (Residents)
Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Requirements for Producers and Wholesalers
Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance
Safe Medicine Disposal Policy - Information and Resources