Safely dispose of old prescriptions

Do not flush old medications down the toilet. Our water treatment facilities aren't equipped to handle the volume or variety of drugs that need to be disposed of.

Your community may have a prescription drug collection – if so, take advantage of it. Clean out your medicine cabinet, and drop off the old drugs. You'll want to remove your name and the prescription number from the container (remove the label or use a permanent black marker to mark it out).

If you need to dispose of old...