Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

What is the proper way to dispose of medications?

Question:

What is the proper way to dispose of medications?

Answer:

The URLs below give information about the disposal of medications in Palo Alto and the S.F. Bay Area. There is an article about a new law allowing the reuse or recycling of unopened unexpired medications to help out people with financial needs. If any of these links do not open properly and/or if you need further information, please let me know.

• City of Palo Alto. Safe Medicine Disposal Days:
  http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/public-works/cb-usedmeds.html
• Safe Medicine Disposal Days in the San Francisco Bay Area:
  http://www.baywise.info/disposaldays/
• Cleanbay.org - Dispose of unused medicines safely - never down sinks or toilets:
  http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/public-works/cleanbay/medicines.html
  © 2006 Regional Water Quality Control Plant, Environmental Compliance Division, City of Palo Alto.
• Recycling California's Drugs, Stanford Magazine, May/June 2006:
  http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2006/mayjun/red/drugs.html
  Article about reusing unopened unexpired prescription drugs.

Thank you for your question,

— Flo