ommunity prevention coalitions, law enforcement and several partnering organizations are holding drive-thru drug take back events at six sites in Southwest Washington on Saturday, April 24th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Community members are encouraged to bring their unused and expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications for safe, free disposal to any one of the six event sites in Clark and Skamania counties. Prescription and over-the-counter medications including pills, liquids and inhalers will be accepted. Medications may remain in original containers and labels do not need to be removed. Medications not in original containers will also be accepted.
For everyone’s safety, participants will remain in their vehicles and use a drive-thru process to dispose of unwanted and expired medications. All event sites will follow appropriate COVID-19 safety guidelines for social distancing, face coverings, sanitizing and disinfecting.
Drug Take Back Event locations:
Clark County
Skamania County
Sharps and syringes
Noncommercial Sharps and syringes will only be accepted at the PeaceHealth Southwest Urgent Care event site. Use an approved Sharps container when transporting; if one is not available, use a rigid plastic container. WARNING-SHARPS DO NOT RECYCLE.
Vape pens and e-cigarettes
All event sites except Cowlitz Indian Tribal Public Safety Department will be collecting vape pens and e-cigarettes without batteries for safe free disposal. If batteries aren’t removable, check with large electronic chain stores to ask if they accept vape pens and e-cigarettes for proper disposal or contact your local Hazardous Material Transfer Stations for additional guidance on proper disposal.
Medicine take back events in Southwest Washington are funded in partnership by Washington State Health Care Authority.
For more information, visit bit.ly/DTBE42421 or email Kelley Groen-Sieckmann at kelley.groen@esd112.org.
Unable to drop- off your medicine for proper disposal at one of the six event sites on April 24th?
No problem! There are a variety of permanent community-based medicine disposal kiosks open all year-round. To find a kiosk in your area, visit the Convenient Locations section of Med-Project.org. Mail-back medicine disposal services are also available in Washington state. To order a free mail-back package, visit the Mail-Back section of Med-Project.org. Do not place medicines in the trash or recycling, and never flush them down the toilet. Medication not disposed of properly ends up in the environment and our waterways and increases the risk for accidental poisonings, misuse and overdose. Let’s work together to protect the environment, waterways and our loved ones by disposing of unused and unwanted medicine for free at convenient community-based kiosks or by using a mail-back service.
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