How to Dispose of Your Remote Monitoring Device

Thank you for being part of our remote monitoring program. Now that you have left the program, follow the steps below to safely dispose of your device and its battery. You do not need to send anything back to us.

Always follow the instructions that came with your device from the company that made it. Also follow the rules in your state, city, or county. If those instructions are different from what you read here, follow the ones that came with your device.

General guidance (applies to all devices)

Before you dispose of your device:

1. Check the back or underside of your device for a battery door. If the battery comes out, take it out first. If the battery is built in and does not come out, recycle the whole device at a battery or electronics drop-off. Do not try to pry the device open.
2. Wipe the device with a damp cloth.
3. Never put the device or any battery in your household trash or curbside recycling. Many states and towns do not allow it, including California and New York.
4. Rechargeable and lithium batteries need extra care. This includes batteries that are built in. Never put them in your household trash or curbside recycling, and many states and towns do not allow it. Take them to a battery or electronics drop-off instead. These batteries can start a fire if they are crushed in a trash truck.

Where to take it:

• Many pharmacies, electronics stores such as Best Buy or Staples, and hardware stores have free drop-off bins for batteries and small electronics.
• To find a drop-off site near you, enter your zip code at Call2Recycle.org or Earth911.com.
• Some areas hold collection events for batteries, electronics, and other household items that cannot go in the trash. Check your city or county website.
• Your city or county solid waste office can tell you the rules where you live. The rules change from state to state and town to town.

Device-specific sections

Blood Pressure Monitor (A&D UA-651BLE-TM / UA-1020CEL)

Your blood pressure monitor uses four AA batteries. They sit behind a battery door on the back. Take the batteries out first. Then take the monitor and the battery to a battery or electronics drop-off. Do not put either one in the trash. The cuff is fabric and tubing, so it can go in your household trash once you set the monitor and battery aside for recycling. Check the instructions that came with your monitor, and the rules where you live, before you dispose of it.

Glucose Meter (Ascensia Contour Next ONE / SmartMeter SMiG-PLUS-SK)

Your glucose meter kit has three parts. Each one is thrown away a different way.

• Meter: Your meter is one of two models, and they are handled differently. The Contour Next ONE uses two 3-volt coin batteries, marked CR2032 or DL2032. These are lithium batteries. Take them out, then take the meter and the batteries to a battery or electronics drop-off. The SmartMeter iGlucose has a rechargeable lithium battery built in, and it does not come out. Take the whole meter to a battery or electronics drop-off. Do not try to pry it open.
• Lancets: Lancets are sharps, which means they have a point that can poke through a trash bag. Never put loose lancets, or any loose sharps, in your household trash or curbside recycling. Put used lancets in a sharps container. Look for one that is FDA-cleared, which means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reviewed it. You can buy one at most pharmacies. If you do not have one yet, you can collect lancets at home in a hard plastic container with a tight lid that a needle cannot poke through. An empty laundry detergent bottle works. Either way, the full container still needs to go to a sharps drop-off. Options include a pharmacy take-back program, a mail-back program, or a household hazardous waste or sharps collection site in your area. Do not put the container in your regular trash, even when it is sealed.
• Test strips: Test strips are safe to put in your household trash.

Pulse Oximeter (A&D UP-200BLE / SmartMeter iPulseOx)

Your pulse oximeter uses two AAA batteries. They sit behind a battery door on the back or the side. Take the batteries out first, then take the device and the battery to a drop-off together. Do not put either one in the trash.

Weight Scale (A&D UC-352BLE / UC-352CEL)

Your scale uses four AAA batteries. They sit behind a battery door on the underside of the base. Take the batteries out, then recycle both the scale and the battery. Scales are larger than the other devices, so some recyclers may ask you to bring the scale in on its own. Check with your drop-off site first.