Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance (PDF) 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.

Public Comment Period for Proposed MED-Project Stewardship Plan

The Environment Department is seeking comments from the public on MED-Project's proposed Product Stewardship Plan for Household Pharmaceutical Waste dated October 25, 2022. The 30-day public comment period begins November 21, 2022 and ends December 23, 2022. More information, including the proposed Product Stewardship Plan and Notice of Public Comment Period, is available below.

Current Program

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 Plan Documents

Inmar Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Plan for San Francisco, dated August 27, 2020, as revised October 13, 2020
- Notice of Determination (PDF) - November 25, 2020
- Inmar Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Plan (PDF) - August 27, 2020 revised October 13, 2020
- List of Producers Participating in the Inmar Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Plan (PDF) - January 25, 2021
Inmar Intelligence 2021 Annual Report (PDF) - August 26, 2022 Revision (Includes List of Producers Participating in the Inmar Stewardship Plan)
San Francisco MED-Project Revised Stewardship Plan, dated November 1, 2018
- Revised Notice of Determination (PDF) - July 29, 2020
- Additional Information Requested Letter (PDF) - July 28, 2020
- Revised MED-Project Product Stewardship Plan (PDF) - November 1, 2018
San Francisco MED-Project 2021 Annual Report (PDF) – August 8, 2022 Revision (Includes List of Producers Participating in the MED-Project Stewardship Plan)
San Francisco MED-Project 2020 Annual Report (PDF) - August 31, 2021 Revision (Includes List of Producers Participating in the MED-Project Stewardship Plan)
San Francisco MED-Project 2019 Annual Report (PDF) - April 25, 2020 (Includes List of Producers Participating in the MED-Project Stewardship Plan)
San Francisco MED-Project 2018 Annual Report (PDF) - July 15, 2019 Revision
- Department of the Environment Letter Requesting Additional Information on 2018 Annual Report (PDF) - September 17, 2019
- MED-Project Letter Providing Additional Information on 2018 Annual Report (PDF) - November 28, 2019
San Francisco MED-Project 2017 Annual Report (PDF) - April 25, 2018

Program Reports

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-16-01-SDDSO (PDF) - effective July 25, 2016

Plan Approval History

San Francisco MED-Project Revised Stewardship Plan Dated May 31, 2018 Approved
- Notice of Determination (PDF) - July 3, 2018
- Revised MED-Project Product Stewardship Plan (PDF) - May 31, 2018
Collection Model Modification Submitted and Approved
- Notice of Determination (PDF) - December 16, 2016
- Collection Model Modification Request (PDF) - October 19, 2016
San Francisco MED-Project Stewardship Plan Approved
- Notice of Determination (PDF) - July 25, 2016
- Revised MED-Project Stewardship Plan (PDF) - July 14, 2016
- MED-Project Stewardship Plan (PDF) - April 25, 2016