Free – Safe Medicine Disposal!
Friday, April 29th
1:00-5:00 pm
Protect our environment. Flushing medications down the toilet may harm our local waterways because wastewater treatment plants aren’t designed to treat them. Medicines don’t belong in the garbage either where they can also get into the landfill environment.
Keep your medications out of the wrong hands. Prescription medications are the most commonly abused substance in the U.S. More young people age 12-17 abuse prescription drugs than any illicit drug except marijuana. Studies show that a majority of these prescription drugs are obtained from medicine cabinets.
Drop off your expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs at one of these convenient drop off locations on Friday, April 29th, between 1:00 and 5:00 pm:
Oakmont Village
Berger Center
(in the parking lot)
6633 Oakmont Drive
Santa Rosa
Sebastopol Senior Center
(in the lobby)
167 N. High Street
Sebastopol
Santa Rosa Police Station
965 Sonoma Avenue
Santa Rosa
Petaluma Senior Center
211 Novak Drive
Petaluma
Sonoma Senior Center Vintage House
264 First Street East
Sonoma
You can bring:
- Prescription and over-the-counter pills, capsules, liquid medication, including medicated ointments, lotions and creams (in sealed containers, please!); pet medications, medical patches, vitamins, supplements, and homeopathic remedies; (empty) inhalers, and medical samples.
- Bring ziplock baggies to put pills in. Once there, remove pills from plastic containers and put them in a ziplock bag before depositing.
- Used sharps in secure sharps containers will be accepted at the Oakmont and Sebastopol sites only. Please, do not bring used sharps to the Petaluma, Santa Rosa, or Sonoma site!
This event is sponsored by the Sonoma County Dept. of Health Services/Successful Aging Sonoma County Initiative (SASCI), the Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging, the Sonoma County Water Agency, the Russian River Watershed Association, the City of Santa Rosa Environmental Services, the City of Petaluma Environmental Services, the Santa Rosa Police Department; the Oakmont Village Association, the Petaluma Senior Center, the Sebastopol Senior Center, and Sonoma Senior Center Vintage House.