Medication Collection
Medication Collection Boxes
Dispose of unused prescription drugs at one of the convenient drop off sites around Marion County:
Hubbard Police Department
3720 2nd St
Hubbard, OR 97032
Keizer Police Department
930 Chemawa Rd NE
Keizer, OR 97303
Marion County Sheriff - Jail Visiting Lobby
4000 Aumsville Hwy SE
Salem, OR 97317
Mt. Angel Police Department
5 N Garfield St
Mount Angel, OR 97362
Silverton Police Department
411 N 1st St
Silverton, OR 97381
Woodburn Police Department
1060 Mt Hood Ave
Woodburn, OR 97071
Medication Collection by Mail
Sites with mail back envelopes-they provide free, postage-paid mail-back disposal packages to safely dispose of medication by mail:
Aumsville City Hall
595 Main St
Aumsville, OR 97325
Aurora City Hall
21420 Main St NE
Aurora, OR 97002
Aurora Fire District
21390 Main St NE
Aurora, OR 97002
Donald City Hall
10710 Main St
Donald, OR 97020
Gates City Hall
101 Sorbin Ave W
Gates, OR 97346
Gervais City Hall
592 4th St
Gervais, OR 97026
Idanha City Hall
111 OR-22
Idanha, OR 97350
Jefferson City Hall
150 N 2nd St
Jefferson, OR 97352
Turner City Hall
5255 Chicago St SE
Turner, OR 97392
Many pharmacies and healthcare locations now have medication collection boxes and/or mail-back supplies. Med Take Back Oregon has a comprehensive list of these sites.
What to Bring
• Expired or unwanted prescription medications
• Unneeded over-the-counter medication
• Drugs that didn’t work for you, a family member, or pet
• Drugs that are no longer used
• Medication from deceased family members
• Unknown tablets and capsules
Please leave all medicines in their original containers if possible!
Items not to Bring
• Thermometers
• Needles/syringes
• Medical waste of any type
• Over the-counter items that are not medicines
• Bathroom Products (shampoo, hair spray, deodorant, and other hygiene products, etc.)
• Bug repellent, leaking liquid containers and nutritional products, etc.
How to safely dispose of medication if there is no collection site in your area
Medications improperly stored and disposed of present a risk to health, security and the environment. Improperly stored drugs pose a risk to children and teens in your household. Improperly disposed drugs can be scavenged from garbage and abused. When drugs are flushed, they are not removed by sewage treatment facilities and septic tank systems. Drugs can enter the soil, surface water and groundwater. Studies have shown that drugs found in waterways have a serious impact on fish and other aquatic life.
Please keep all medications safely stored (a locked cabinet is best) until used or disposed of at an event or authorized collection facility!
