Safe disposal of medications, inhalers and sharps is important for the health of our families, community and environment. Medications should never be flushed down the toilet or drain.
There are several convenient drop-off and mail-back options for safe medication return in Clark County. Household prescription and over-the-counter medications that are expired, unwanted or unused are accepted at no charge. Find the nearest drop-off site or fill out the online mail-back form. For more information about the statewide program, visit Washington Department of Health.
Learn more about what materials are accepted, find a drop-off site and learn about mail-back options
Sharps
Used hypodermic needles, syringes and lancets are dangerous because they can injure people and spread germs and diseases. Victims of sharps-related injuries face the cost of post-injury testing, disease prevention measures, and counseling, even if no infection or disease was spread.
Safely dispose of sharps and always use an approved or alternative sharps container. If you do not have a specific sharps container, sharps can be safely stored and transported in a heavy-duty empty plastic bottle or jug with a screw top lid (e.g. empty laundry detergent bottle).
Sharps can be dropped off for free at all of the Clark County Transfer Stations during all hours. The sharps disposal bins are accessible for free drop off during transfer station business hours.
Find more information by using the Recycling A-Z Directory or on the RecycleRight App (available on Apple and Android devices).
