Community Sharps Service

There are more than 7,500 diabetics in the Shire. Sutherland Shire Council provides a free and safe disposal service for diabetic needles, lancets, pen needles and sharps via several locations throughout the Shire.

Please seal all sharps into a screw top, strong plastic container or a sharps container available from Diabetes Australia NSW.

Note: Some of the following sites, the sites marked with an asterisk * will accept fluorescent light globes for recycling, but not tubes.

For your nearest location:

Box Village Pharmacy

• Address: Cnr Box & Corea Rd, Sylvania
• Telephone: 9522 9199
• Hours of sharp disposal:
  Monday to Friday 9:30am–7:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm

Coady's Pharmacy

• Address: 313 Kingsway, Caringbah
• Telephone: 95254 7511
• Hours of sharp disposal:
  Monday to Friday 8:30am–6:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm

Cronulla Healthstyle Pharmacy

• Address: 48-52 Cronulla St, Cronulla
• Telephone: 9523 1678
• Hours of sharp disposal:
  Monday to Friday 8:30am–6:30pm, Saturday 8:30am-5:00pm, Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm

Jannali Chemart Pharmacy

• Address: 562 Box Rd Jannali
• Telephone: 9528 9335
• Hours of sharp disposal:
  Monday to Friday 9:00am–6:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-1:00pm

Caringbah Women's Health and Information Centre *

• Address: 346a Kingsway Caringbah
• Telephone: 9525 2058
• Hours of sharp disposal:
  Monday to Friday 9:30am–3:30pm

Sutherland Shire Information and Community Service Centre *

• Address: 3a Stapleton Avenue Sutherland
• Telephone: 9521 8280
• Hours of sharp disposal:
  Monday to Friday 9:00am–4:00pm

Gymea Community Aid and Information Service Inc. *

• Address: 39 Gymea Bay Road, Gymea
• Telephone: 9524 9559
• Hours of sharp disposal: 
  Monday and Friday 9:30am–4:00pm

Engadine Community Services *

• Address: relocated to Boystown 52 Waratah Rd Engadine
• Telephone: 9520 7022
• Hours of sharp disposal:  Monday and Friday 9:30am–5:00pm