Unwanted Medicines Accepted & Not Accepted
in Snohomish County Take-back Programs

 YES - Items Accepted

• Narcotics (OxyContin, Vicodin, etc.)
  Accepted ONLY at law enforcement sites
• Prescribed medications
• Over-the-counter medications
• Medication samples
• Medications for pets
• Medicated ointments/lotions (prescription & over-the-counter)
• Vitamins
• Inhalers
• EpiPens (unopened)
  

 NO - Items NOT Accepted

• Needles/syringes (visit our Sharps page)
• Thermometers (visit our Hazardous Waste page)
• IV bags or bloody/infectious waste (call 425-388-3199)
• Personal care products (toothpaste & non-medicated shampoo: garbage or down the drain) (medicated items: visit our Hazardous Waste page)
• Hydrogen peroxide/other chemicals (visit our Hazardous Waste page)
• Aerosol cans (visit our Hazardous Waste page)
• EpiPens--used (visit our Sharps page)
• Mercury products (Mercurochrome, thimerosal, etc.) (visit our Hazardous Waste page)
• Iodine solutions (Betadine, etc.) (visit our Hazardous Waste page)
• Radioactives (call 425-388-3199)
• Business waste (call 425-388-3199 or visit the DOE pharmacutical waste page)
• Empty containers (garbage)

 Questions?

Call the program information line at 425-388-3199.

View Pharmaceutical page.

View list of Snohomish County locations.