Medical disposal
What do you do with extra medicine – flush it down the toilet, run it through the garbage disposal, throw it away? When drugs are not disposed of properly, it increases the risk of accidental poisoning and drug abuse, and it can damage our ecosystems and overall health. Learn more about how to dispose of unused medicine from the FDA.
The safest way to dispose of medicine is by bringing it to a local collection site. At HealthPartners, we offer free, environmentally friendly medicine disposal.
Bring unused medicine to any of these locations:
Your medicine should be in its original labeled container. We can only accept unused medicine at the locations listed below.
Minnesota medication disposal locations
- Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater (in the lower level lobby)
- Regions Hospital in St. Paul (inside the south section main entrance)
- Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park (inside the pharmacy waiting room)
Western Wisconsin medication disposal locations
- Amery Hospital & Clinic (in the clinic lobby)
- Hudson Hospital & Clinic (in the pharmacy)
- Westfields Hospital & Clinic in New Richmond (in the pharmacy)
We cannot accept
- Batteries
- Flammable liquids
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Illegal drugs
- Inhalers
- IV bags and tubing
- Medical waste
- Medication from businesses (nursing homes, clinics, EMS, etc.)
- Needles (sharps)
- Thermometers
Contact your county
Minnesota
- Anoka County
763-323-5000 - Carver County
952-361-1212 - Dakota County
651-437-3191 - Hennepin County
612-348-3777 - Ramsey County
651-633-3279 - Scott County
952-496-8244 - Stearns County
320-259-3700 - Washington County
651-430-6655
Wisconsin
- Polk County
715-483-1088 - St. Croix County
715-381-4320