Vermont offers a FREE Prescription Drug Disposal System. Access all the details here. There are several options for safely and properly disposing of medications. They should NEVER be placed directly into the trash or flushed down the drain. 

OPTION 1:
You can order FREE, PRE-PAID mail-back envelopes from the Department of Health here. You can find instructions for how to use the envelopes here.

OPTION 2:
Find a year-round disposal kiosk near you. If the sites listed below aren’t convenient, find the list of state-wide locations here.

Kinney Drugs Pharmacy
Materials Accepted: Pills, Patches, Liquids, Aerosols
155 S. Main St., Cambridge
802-644-8811
Mon-Sat, 8:30 am - 7 pm • Sun 9 am - 7 pm

Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department
Materials Accepted: Pills, Patches
162 Commonwealth Ave., Hyde Park
802-888-3502
24 Hours/7 Days

Morristown Police Department
Materials Accepted: Pills, Patches
121 Lower Main St., Morristown
802-888-4211
Mon - Fri, 8 am - 4 pm

Stowe Police Department
Materials Accepted: Pills, Patches
350 S. Main St., Stowe
802-253-7126
24 Hours/7 Days

OPTION 3:
Keep an eye out for National Prescription Take-Back Days, offered every spring and fall.

OPTION 4:

If there are no specific disposal instructions on the label, follow these simple steps to dispose of most medicines in the household trash:

1. Mix medicines (do not crush tablets or capsules) with an unpalatable substance such as dirt, kitty litter, or used coffee grounds;

2. Place the mixture in a container such as a sealed plastic bag

3. Throw the container in your household trash;

4. Scratch out all personal information on the prescription label of your empty pill bottle or empty medicine packaging to make it illegible, then dispose of the container.

For proper management of specific medications: 

• Head lice shampoo – bring this to our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events.

• Chemotherapy Drugs – return these to the pharmacy or cancer clinic.

• Anti-neoplastic Medicine – return these to the pharmacy or cancer clinic.

• Controlled Substances – return these to your local sheriff’s office and look for National Take Back Days.