Medical Disposal
Sharps Disposal Programs
Please check with your doctor’s office, local supermarket, drugstore or pharmacy to see if they sell sharps compliance postage paid envelope(s). Materials are mailed through the U.S. Postal Service to a licensed facility for safe destruction. By law these facilities cannot accept controlled substances – illegal drugs or certain prescription medications that are regulated by the government.
Medication Disposal
Please do not flush your medicines down the toilet or down the drain. Use a disposal site or collection event when available or dispose of old medications in the trash. You can find a helpful
online guide for household medication disposal. Earth 911 has
online resources that tell you where to recycle just about anything on your community.