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All prescription and
over-the-counter medicines should be disposed of
properly, and this means returning unused
portions to your local pharmacy.
Do NOT flush old or
unused drugs down the drain! These return
into the water supplies that we use. Please
see the
Monterey Regional Water Pollution
Control Agency for more info, and call your
pharmacy before returning unused drugs.
Pharmaceuticals can be mixed with old coffee
grounds to disintegrate the pills, and thrown in
a sealed bag into the garbage.
In Monterey, Ordway
Pharmacy has a take-back program for
pharmaceuticals and sharps.
Ordway Pharmacy
499 Alvarado St.
Monterey, CA
93940
(831) 372-8085
Call ahead for info
on accepted items. $5 fee
for full sharps containers, unless purchased
from Ordway. Sharps must be
returned in sharps container only.
Sharps, including
needles, syringes and lancets (in sharps
container) can be taken to
the
MRWMD Household Hazardous Waste facility by
residents of the service area.
14201 Del Monte
Blvd.
Marina, CA 93933
(831) 384-5313
MRWMD does not accept
pharmaceuticals, drugs, medical or laboratory
waste.
Stericycle is a private company that offers
at-home disposal services for sharps users.
There are fees for these services.
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