Safe Medication Return

Where to safely drop off your unwanted medicine in Washington

Use the search function below to find convenient locations with secure disposal drop-off locations or where you can obtain mail-back supplies. Call (844) 4-TAKE-BACK or (844) 482-5322 for more information or to order mail-back supplies.
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Why Safe Medication Return?

What's Accepted and What's Not?

Washington has indicated that the following items are accepted or not accepted at kiosk locations:

ACCEPTED: Medications in any dosage form, except for those identified as Not Accepted, in their original container or sealed bag.

NOT ACCEPTED: Herbal remedies, vitamins, supplements, other personal care products, medical devices, batteries, mercury-containing thermometers, sharps, illicit drugs, pet pesticide products, animal medicines, and biologics.

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While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Edgewood Natural Health

Mail-Back Supply Location
3217 Meridian Ave E
Edgewood, WA 98371
Get Directions (~ 108.89 miles)
(253) 927-5905
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 3:00 pm
South Sound Endodontics

Mail-Back Supply Location
412 Bowes Dr
Fircrest, WA 98466
Get Directions (~ 109.07 miles)
(253) 752-5511
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
MEDTRIQ TREATMENT SERVICES

Mail-Back Supply Location
2603 BRIDGEPORT WAY W
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98466
Get Directions (~ 109.08 miles)
(253) 666-6780
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority

Drop-off location
2209 E 32ND STREET
TACOMA, WA 98404
Get Directions (~ 109.11 miles)
(253) 593-0232
SundayClosed
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SaturdayClosed
SAFEWAY PHARMACY #0494

Drop-off location
152 Roosevelt Ave
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Get Directions (~ 109.23 miles)
(360) 825-5023
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
QFC Pharmacy 863

Drop-off location
1009 Monroe Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Get Directions (~ 109.27 miles)
(360) 825-9360
Sunday11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Edgewood Police Department

Drop-off location
2224 104th Avenue East
Edgewood, WA 98372
Get Directions (~ 109.49 miles)
(253) 798-4960
Monday7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Tuesday7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Thursday7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Friday7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Bartell Drugs 06957

Drop-off location
1850 South Mildred Street
Tacoma, WA 98465
Get Directions (~ 109.5 miles)
(253) 460-1879
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Nature + Pharmacy

Mail-Back Supply Location
3700 Pacific Hwy E #411
Fife, WA 98424
Get Directions (~ 109.55 miles)
(253) 392-2400
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Fife Police Department

Drop-off location
3737 Pacific Highway East
Fife, WA 98424
Get Directions (~ 109.75 miles)
(253) 896-8283
Monday8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Franciscan St. Anthony Op

Mail-Back Supply Location
1608 South J St.
Tacoma, WA 98405
Get Directions (~ 109.76 miles)
(253) 274-7505
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
CHI Franciscan - St. Joseph Medical Center

Drop-off location
1717 South J Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Get Directions (~ 109.82 miles)
(253) 426-6684
Sunday11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
Monday11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
Tuesday11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
Wednesday11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
Thursday11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
Friday11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
Saturday11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
CHI Franciscan - St. Elizabeth Hospital

Drop-off location
1455 Battersby Avenue
Enumclaw, WA 98022
Get Directions (~ 109.87 miles)
(360) 802-8660
Sunday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Monday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Tuesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Wednesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Thursday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Friday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Sea Mar Community Health Centers - Tacoma Pharmacy

Drop-off location
1112 South Cushman Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98405
Get Directions (~ 110.04 miles)
(253) 246-6830
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Community Health Care Hilltop Regional Health Center

Drop-off location
1202 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
Get Directions (~ 110.04 miles)
(253) 441-4779
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SAFEWAY PHARMACY #0329

Drop-off location
1112 South M Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Get Directions (~ 110.07 miles)
(253) 572-7753
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Rite Aid 05256

Drop-off location
900 Meridian E Ste 23
Milton, WA 98354
Get Directions (~ 110.23 miles)
(253) 952-2680
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Milton Police Department

Drop-off location
1000 Laurel Street
Milton, WA 98354
Get Directions (~ 110.24 miles)
(253) 922-8735
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
CITY OF TIETON WASHINGTON

Mail-Back Supply Location
418 MAPLE STREET
TIETON, WA 98947
Get Directions (~ 110.27 miles)
(509) 673-3162
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Tieton Police Department - City Hall

Drop-off location
418 Maple Street
Tieton, WA 98947
Get Directions (~ 110.27 miles)
(509) 673-0200
Monday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday7:00 am - 6:00 pm
SAFEWAY PHARMACY #3545

Drop-off location
900 Meridian E Ste 12
Milton, WA 98354
Get Directions (~ 110.28 miles)
(253) 952-0390
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Take-Back Events

Local take-back events offer residents a safe, free, and convenient way to dispose of expired or unwanted household medication. The local authorities and MED-Project or Inmar Intelligence may also sponsor local drug take-back events in your area. To protect your privacy, patients are reminded to remove all personally identifiable information on medication labels or packaging before disposing of unwanted medicine.

There are no upcoming take-back events at this time. Please check back later.

10-12-2022

HHW East Whatcom Regional Resource
Start time: 10:00 AM
End time: 1:00 PM

10-13-2022

Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce
Start time: 10:00 AM
End time: 1:00 PM

10-29-2022

National Drug Take-Back Day
Start time: 10:00 AM
End time: 2:00 PM
Link to website

Order Mail-Back Supplies/Get More Information

Click on the button to request a mail-back package.

Mail-Back options include:

  • ● Unwanted medication mail-back envelope
  • ● Inhaler mail-back package
  • ● Injector mail-back package

Why Safe Medication Return?

Medications help treat diseases, manage chronic conditions, and improve health and well-being for millions of Americans. You should dispose of these medications safely when they are no longer needed to prevent accidental ingestion or misuse by others, including children and pets. Do not place medicine in the trash or recycling and never flush them down the sink or toilet. Learn more about your free options to safely and securely dispose of household unwanted medication in Washington state.

Accepted

Covered drugs. A Covered drug is any drug that is not excluded from the definition of covered drug and is a drug from a covered entity that the covered entity no longer wants and that the covered entity has abandoned or discarded or intends to abandon or discard. “Covered drug” includes legend drugs and nonlegend drugs, brand name and generic drugs, drugs for veterinary use for household pets, and drugs in medical devices and combination products.

Not Accepted

  • * Herbal remedies and homeopathic drugs
  • * Vitamins, minerals, or supplements
  • * Cosmetics, shampoos, sunscreens, lip balm, toothpaste, antiperspirants, or other personal care products
  • * Biological drug products
  • * Drugs administered in a clinical setting
  • * Emptied injector products or emptied medical devices
  • * Exposed needles or sharps
  • * Pet pesticide products
  • * Batteries
  • * Mercury-containing thermometers
  • * Illicit drugs

Do not place medicine in the trash or recycling and never flush them down the sink or toilet.

Services Offered:

Hours:

Before visiting a location, please confirm the operating hours and the location’s ability to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Mail-back supply location

Medication mail-back package pick-up sites are located throughout your community and provide free, postage-paid mail-back disposal packages for residents to safely dispose of unwanted household medication by mail.

Drop-off location

Medication drop boxes are installed at nearby locations such as pharmacies and law enforcement offices for residents to simply drop off their expired or unwanted household medications for safe, free, and convenient disposal.