Sharps (discarded needles, syringes, lancets)
- Protect people from getting hurt or cut by these items.
- DON’T throw any of these items in the trash
- DON’T bring these items to a Hazardous Waste Collection event
- DO use an approved sharps container (no coffee cans or soda bottles).
– You can purchase a sharps container from most pharmacies, such as Walgreens, Safeway and Walmart and medical supply stores. Sharps containers are also sold at Hood River Garbage Service. - DO dispose of your filled sharps containers at the following locations.:
The Dalles Disposal Service
1317 W. 1st Street
The Dalles, OR
(541) 298-5149
Hood River Garbage Service
3440 Guignard Drive
Hood River, OR
(541) 386-2272
Moro Medical Clinic
110 Main Street
Moro, OR
(541) 565-0536
*Free to households and small-quantity generators. Must be in an approved container.
Expired/Unwanted Medications
You can get rid of your medications any time of year, for free
Protect young children from accidental poisonings. Prevent intentional misuse of drugs.
- Do not flush medicines down the drain or toilet. This will pollute the water supply and marine life.
- Do not dispose of medicines by burning them indoors or outdoors. Temperature change and heat can dangerously alter the hazard of these chemicals and then release them into the air we breathe.
- Take your pharmaceuticals to an official drop site or mail them through Safe Medicine Drop. They will be securely destroyed.
Hood River:
- Providence Memorial Hospital Pharmacy
- Rite Aid
- Sheriff's Office
The Dalles:
- MCMC Pharmacy
- MCMC Celilo Oncology
- Police Department
Cascade Locks:
- City Hall
- Library
Maupin:
- Library
Grass Valley:
- City Hall
Rufus:
- City Hall
Moro:
- Medical Clinic
- Sheriff's Office
For more information, visit: Med-Project, Drug Take Back Program, and Safe Medicine Drop
