So what are we to do with old meds and supplements these days?

[Grasswire2]

I'm cleaning out the bathroom cupboards and finding all kinds of things that are expired or no longer prescribed or just unused.

I know we aren't supposed to flush.

But what?

Thanks in advance for advice.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Our locak Fire Dept. collects them. Check in your locality. nt

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. Our cop station

Has a prescription drop off box just inside the door.

[Paper Roses]

15. Same here. The police station has a drop-off box for all old meds. Put them in a baggie,

Do lot leave them in the RX bottle. (No ID) I took a load of my late husbands meds and RX's I had for me that I didn't even remember. Sometimes the back of the kitchen cabinet is not the place to put this out of date/use stuff.

[mucifer]

3. If there is no local fire house or police department that will take it you could put the pills in an

empty water bottle with kitty litter and add some water. Then put the cap on the water bottle and toss it.

That is what some hospices do.

[DURHAM D]

4. The pharmacy at my local Walgreens has a box to deposit them in. nt

[Deuxcents]

12. Mine, too

Just don’t flush them

[Tetrachloride]

5. Proper disposal will keep the chemicals out of the air and water.

If police or fire departments are not collecting, ask your library. edit: adding Walgreens

[LoisB]

6. Look up drug disposal: drug takeback locations in your city or zip code. It will tell you which

drugs can be flushed and which should be taken back. Kaiser, Walgreen's, some Kroger's I saw in my zip code. Some doctors' offices also have drug bins and used syringe bins.

[subterranean]

7. The DEA has a Drug Take Back program.

Many pharmacies and healthcare facilities participate and have a drop box.

Check here for a location near you:

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know/drug-disposal-drug-take-back-locations

[badhair77]

8. Our local free clinic will take most medications that are not expired.

They also accept used prescription containers because they have a machine that will remove the label and sanitize them.

[vanlassie]

9. My Kaiser gives out pre addressed plastic mailers.

You can put up to 8 oz in one. When my dad and my uncle both died at 90 and 94 (on the same day) I eventually filled six of them. Dropped them at the post office.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

10. Most pharmacies, even ones in grocery stores have a place to put them.

[Grasswire2]

11. thanks for all the suggestions

I saw a locked drop box at Rite Aid, but I thought maybe it was for narcotics or something potentially dangerous. I'll ask around.

[lamp_shade]

13. My local Walgreen's has a bin for just that.

[sinkingfeeling]

14. My police department have a collection box at the courthouse.