Use a medication drop box
Use a medication drop box or mail-back envelope for unwanted medicine.
Find a medication drop boxWhat to do
- For a drop box, pour pills into a clear plastic bag. For a mail-back envelope, empty the bottles into the envelope. Pills in blister packs can stay in the pack.
- Use a 24-hour drop box at Milwaukee Police Districts 2 through 7, the Municipal Court drop box (951 N. James Lovell St., weekdays 8 a.m.–4:45 p.m.), or a free mail-back envelope from a listed pharmacy.
- Recycle the empty pill bottles in the blue cart.
- Over-the-counter medicine can also go in the green garbage cart, but never flush any medicine.
Keep in mind
Never flush medicine. Needles and sharps require a different collection site.
Check the official information
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