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.

SAFEWAY PHARMACY #1472

Drop-off location
315 East College Way
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Get Directions (~ 192.18 miles)
(360) 424-0467
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
Mount Vernon Fire Department Station 2 (Headquarters)

Mail-back supply location
1901 North Laventure Road
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Get Directions (~ 192.22 miles)
(360) 336-6277
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
Skagit Valley Family YMCA

Mail-back supply location
1901 Hoag Road
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Get Directions (~ 192.63 miles)
(360) 336-9622
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
Costco Pharmacy #662

Mail-Back Supply Location
1725 S. Burlington Blvd
Burlington, WA 98233
Get Directions (~ 193.32 miles)
360-757-5702
SundayClosed
Monday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Friday10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Skagit County Solid Waste Division - Skagit County Recycling and Transfer Station

Mail-back supply location
14104 Ovenell Road
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Get Directions (~ 193.37 miles)
(360) 416-1570
Sunday8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friday8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Didgwalic Wellness Center

Mail-Back Supply Location
8212 South March Point Road
Anacortes, WA 98221
Get Directions (~ 193.75 miles)
(360) 588-2800
Sunday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Monday5:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday5:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday5:30 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday5:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday5:30 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday5:30 am - 11:00 am
Clear Lake Recycling & Compactor Site

Mail-back supply location
23202 Howey Road
Clear Lake, WA 98235
Get Directions (~ 194.31 miles)
(360) 856-5083
Sunday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Burlington Police Department

Drop-off location
311 Cedar Street
Burlington, WA 98233
Get Directions (~ 194.37 miles)
(360) 755-0921
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
HAGGEN PHARMACY #3436

Drop-off location
757 Haggen Dr
Burlington, WA 98233
Get Directions (~ 194.37 miles)
(360) 814-1561
Sunday10:00 am - 5:00 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
Burlington Public Library

Mail-back supply location
820 East Washington Avenue
Burlington, WA 98233
Get Directions (~ 194.75 miles)
(360) 775-0760
Restricted access, call before you go.
N Sound Ctr Integrative Med

Mail-Back Supply Location
816 E Fairhaven Ave
Burlington, WA 98233-0354
Get Directions (~ 194.81 miles)
(360) 399-7872
PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Pharmacy

Drop-off location
2000 Hospital Dr
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Get Directions (~ 196.32 miles)
(360) 856-7121
Restricted access, call before you go.
Skidmore Pharmacy

Drop-off location
1213 24th St, Suite 400
Anacortes, WA 98221
Get Directions (~ 196.61 miles)
(360) 293-2124
Monday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Anacortes Senior Activity Center

Mail-back supply location
1701 22nd Street
Anacortes, WA 98221
Get Directions (~ 196.65 miles)
(360) 293-7473
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
Anacortes Police Department

Drop-off location
1218 24th Street
Anacortes, WA 98221
Get Directions (~ 196.65 miles)
(360) 293-4684
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
Hometown Pharmacy

Drop-off location
640 Washington 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Get Directions (~ 196.96 miles)
(360) 503-1676
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
Smiles Dental Sedro-Woolley

Mail-Back Supply Location
727 Trail Rd
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Get Directions (~ 197.01 miles)
(360) 856-4540
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 - 2:00 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 12:00 am
Schaffner Pharmacy

Drop-off location
339 Ferry Street
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Get Directions (~ 197.07 miles)
(360) 853-2003
Monday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Rite Aid 05234

Drop-off location
1517 Commercial Ave
Anacortes, WA 98221
Get Directions (~ 197.1 miles)
(360) 293-2119
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
SAFEWAY PHARMACY #0593

Drop-off location
911 11Th Street
Anacortes, WA 98221
Get Directions (~ 197.27 miles)
(360) 293-4148
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
Sedro-Woolley Police Department

Drop-off location
325 Metcalf Street
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Get Directions (~ 197.34 miles)
(360) 855-0111
Monday10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday10:00 am - 5:00 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.