Unwanted Meds - How to dispose of unwanted medicine and personal care products

Organizing or participating in an unwanted medicine collection event is beneficial to your community in many ways.

Improper disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medicine presents both a public safety and environmental hazard.

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Veterinary medications have the same human health and environmental concerns as those posed by human medications.

Proper Disposal 101

What should you do with medicine you don’t need? Follow these three simple steps to properly dispose of your unwanted or expired medicine.

Never flush unwanted medicine.

Securely store unwanted medicine in the original container, but remove your personal information.

Return unwanted medicine to a take-back drop box or collection event.

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of unwanted medicine have been collected at take-back programs and events supported by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.

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