No take-back program? Contact your local law enforcement office, pharmacy, or municipality and let them know your community needs one! This factsheet has some helpful tips about how to start a program.

Use one of the following safe alternatives to a medicine take-back program.

• Request or purchase a medication disposal envelope from your pharmacy. Follow the provided instructions to return your unwanted medicine through the mail.
• Safely dispose of unwanted or expired medication in the trash.
1. Leave the medication in the original container or place it in a sealable bag. If the medication comes in a blister pack, remove it from the original packaging and place it in a sealable bag.
2. Black out any personal identifying information. Leave the medication type and dosage information if possible.
3. Add a safe but unpalatable substance such as kitty litter, dish/laundry soap, or used coffee grounds to the medication container and then seal it.
4. Seal the medicine in a leak-proof container such as a coffee can.
5. Dispose of the mixture in the trash as close to pick-up day as possible.
• Purchase and use a drug destruction product and follow the provided instructions. This factsheet from Oklahoma State University Extension gives an overview of available products. You can also ask your pharmacist for a recommendation.

First, visit our interactive map to find your local take-back program. Contact them to find out if they accept controlled substances. Then, come back here and follow the prompts!

First, visit our interactive map to find your local take-back program. Then, come back here and follow the prompts!

Dispose of your used sharps at your local take-back program.

1. Place your sharps in a sharps disposal container immediately after use. This disposal container can be a receptacle designed specifically for sharps, or can be a puncture-proof container, like a laundry detergent bottle or coffee can. Be sure to safely store this container.
2. Black out any personal identifying information. Leave the information about the medication type and dosage if possible.
3. Visit your local take-back location and drop off your sharps container per their instructions.

Use one of the following safe alternatives to a medicine take-back program.

• Request or purchase a sharps disposal container from your pharmacy or online. Follow the provided instructions to return your unwanted medicine through the mail.
• Contact your local health department, pharmacy, law enforcement, or municipality to find out if a sharps disposal program is available to you.
• Safely dispose of used sharps in the trash.
  1. Black out any personal identifying information. Leave the medication type and dosage information if possible.
  2. Place your sharps in a sharps disposal container immediately after use. This disposal container can be a receptacle designed specifically for sharps, or can be a puncture-proof container, like a laundry detergent bottle or coffee can. Be sure to safely store this container.
  3. When full, carefully seal the container and dispose in the trash as close to pick-up day as possible.

No take-back program? Contact your local law enforcement office, pharmacy, or municipality and let them know your community needs one! This factsheet has some helpful tips about how to start a program.

Use one of the following safe alternatives to a medicine take-back program.

1. Request or purchase a sharps disposal container from your pharmacy or online. Follow the provided instructions to return your unwanted medicine through the mail.
2. Contact your local health department, pharmacy, law enforcement, or municipality to find out if a sharps disposal program is available to you.
3. Safely dispose of used sharps in the trash.
   • Black out any personal identifying information. Leave the medication type and dosage information if possible.
   • Place your sharps in a sharps disposal container immediately after use. This disposal container can be a receptacle designed specifically for sharps, or can be a puncture-proof container, like a laundry detergent bottle or coffee can. Be sure to safely store this container.
   • When full, carefully seal the container and dispose in the trash as close to pick-up day as possible.

First, visit our interactive map to find your local take-back program. Contact them to find out if they accept sharps.

Often, sharps collections and medicine collections are separate. In that case, contact your local health department or pharmacy to find out if there is a sharps disposal program in your area. You can also visit SafeNeedleDisposal.org to view your state’s guidance or regulations and search by zip code for local disposal options. Then, come back here and follow the prompts!

No take-back program? Contact your local law enforcement office, pharmacy, or municipality and let them know your community needs one! This factsheet has some helpful tips about how to start a program.

Use one of the following safe alternatives to a medicine take-back program.

• Request or purchase a medication disposal envelope from your pharmacy. Follow the provided instructions to return your unwanted medicine through the mail.
• Safely dispose of unwanted or expired medication in the trash.
1. Leave the medication in the original container or place it in a sealable bag. If the medication comes in a blister pack, remove it from the original packaging and place it in a sealable bag.
2. Black out any personal identifying information. Leave the medication type and dosage information if possible.
3. Add a safe but unpalatable substance such as kitty litter, dish/laundry soap, or used coffee grounds to the medication container and then seal it.
4. Seal the medicine in a leak-proof container such as a coffee can.
5. Dispose of the mixture in the trash as close to pick-up day as possible.
• Purchase and use a drug destruction product and follow the provided instructions. This factsheet from Oklahoma State University Extension gives an overview of available products. You can also ask your pharmacist for a recommendation.

Use one of the following safe alternatives to a medicine take-back program.

• Request or purchase a medication disposal envelope from your pharmacy. Follow the provided instructions to return your unwanted medicine through the mail.
• Safely dispose of unwanted or expired medication in the trash.
1. Leave the medication in the original container or place it in a sealable bag. If the medication comes in a blister pack, remove it from the original packaging and place it in a sealable bag.
2. Black out any personal identifying information. Leave the medication type and dosage information if possible.
3. Add a safe but unpalatable substance such as kitty litter, dish/laundry soap, or used coffee grounds to the medication container and then seal it.
4. Seal the medicine in a leak-proof container such as a coffee can.
5. Dispose of the mixture in the trash as close to pick-up day as possible.
• Purchase and use a drug destruction product and follow the provided instructions. This factsheet from Oklahoma State University Extension gives an overview of available products. You can also ask your pharmacist for a recommendation.

First, visit our interactive map to find your local take-back program. Then, come back here and follow the prompts!