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The City of Petaluma has a new and convenient medicine disposal location
The Kaiser medical offices located at 3900 Lakeville Highway in Petaluma has partnered with the Safemed Program through the City of Petaluma to provide a secure and safe location for pharmaceutical disposal. The bin was installed on April 12, 2012…
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New Sonoma Valley Medicine Drop-Off Locations
The Safe Medicine Disposal Program continues to grow with the addition of two new drop-off locations in Sonoma, CA at the Sonoma Vintage House and Sonoma Valley Hospital. Dropping off unwanted medicine is free of charge. Sonoma Vintage House 264…
New Medicine Drop Off Location at Sonoma County Water Agency
The Safe Medicine Disposal Program continues to grow with the addition of a new drop off location at the Sonoma County Water Agency’s Administration Building located at 404 Aviation Blvd, Santa Rosa, CA. The drop off bin is located in…
Keep Your Medications Out Of the Wrong Hands!
Safely disposing of your unused, unwanted and expired medicines does more than just protect our environment, it protects our youth as well by keeping medications out of the wrong hands. Unused and readily accessible medicines have the potential to be…
Over 1,100 Pounds of Unwanted Medicine Collected During Round Up Week
Just over 1,100 pounds of unwanted medicine and 137 pounds of sharps (such as hypodermic needles) were collected during the Safe Medicine Disposal Program’s “Safe Medicine Round Up Week” that took place on September 19 through September 23. Six drop…
Safe Medicine Round Up Week: September 19 to September 23
On September 19 through September 23 the Program held a Safe Medicine Round Up Week. Thank you to everyone for participating in this wonderful event. Stay tuned for total pounds of unwanted medicine collected. The Safe Medicine Round Up Week was…
“Can I recycle my medicine bottle?”
The Safe Medicine Disposal team gets this questions a lot. The short and simple answer is yes, absolutely, and please recycle those plastic pill containers. There are many reasons why you should recycle the containers instead of throwing them in…
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Look for the green collection bin
The Safe Medicine Disposal Program is changing-it-up a bit. In addition to our regular drop-off locations at pharmacies, we have now started placing medicine collection bins at various locations throughout the County. Currently you can find a drop-off bin at…
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