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City reports 63 kiosks, 204 mail‑back locations and $7.7M in producer‑funded medicine‑disposal services; staff proposes regulatory changes
Summary
Staff reported on the Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance: two program operators (MedProject, Inmar), a network of 63 drop‑off kiosks and 204 mail‑back distribution sites, Walgreens added 24 kiosks in Jan. 2023, and proposed regulations would require one‑day collection events in under‑served districts and codify coordinated promotion.
San Francisco staff on Aug. 29 provided a comprehensive update on the Safe Drug Disposal Stewardship Ordinance and proposed regulatory changes to strengthen medicine‑disposal services across the city.
Program manager Paolo (Polly) Haya and analyst Chris Lester said SFE oversees implementation of the 2015 ordinance, which uses an extended‑producer‑responsibility model that requires medicine producers selling in San Francisco to fund and operate a collection program. Since 2017 producers and program operators have spent roughly $7.7–8.0 million providing…
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