Free Community Pharmaceutical Drop-Off Event

The Albany Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give you an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding your home of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. 

Bring your medications for disposal to the Albany Senior Center at 846 Masonic.  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

Residents should keep medicine/pharmaceuticals in the original container and leave the drug name intact.  Black out personal information, including names, prescription numbers and doctor’s name.

 What will be accepted:

• Community members can safely dispose of expired cough syrups, vitamins, unused medications and empty inhalers.
• Sharps (used needles, syringes and lancets) will be accepted at Kensington Fire Station #65 and only if they are in an approved sharps disposal container.
• Controlled substances (narcotics and those with potential for addiction/abuse) will not be accepted at either drop-off location.

The drop-off event is strictly from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2011 only.  Medications will not be accepted at any other time.  People who cannot attend the event should properly dispose of their expired medicines at the Oakland Household Hazardous Waste facility located at 2100 East 7th Street.

Americans are advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

For more information, contact Karina Tindol at the Albany Police Department, 510.528.5755 or ktindol@albanyca.org