DOHMH: Syringe redemption program has collected more than 3.5 million syringes and linked participants to services
The Health Department told the New York City Council that its community syringe redemption program, launched in March 2025, has collected over 3.5 million syringes and enrolled about 2,400 participants across eight sites while offering naloxone and referral pathways to care.
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Assistant Commissioner Rebecca Lynn Walton of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene told the council that the community syringe redemption program (CSRP) has, since its March 2025 launch, “collected over 3,500,000 syringes and enrolled over 2,400 participants” across eight sites in Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx. She described the program as a low‑barrier contact point that pays participants 20¢ per syringe (up to $10 per day) and trains them in safe handling and naloxone administration.
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