The Costa Mesa Police Department will be participating in the National DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, October 23, from 10am-2pm, bring us your expired, unused, unwanted medications and we will take them off your hands so they don’t fall into the wrong hands. Stop by the department’s parking lot at 99 Fair Drive to dispose of the drugs listed in the graphic.
The Costa Mesa Police Department urges residents to participate in this event to properly dispose of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs and eliminate the potential for misuse, abuse, or accidental poisoning. Improper disposal of unused or expired medications, like flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away in the trash can be hazardous to public safety, public health, and the environment.
Acceptable tems: prescriptions, over-the-counter medicine, vitamins, supplements, pet medicine, and liquid medications.
Items not accepted: needles and sharps, inhalers, illicit drugs, chemotherapy medication, and mercury thermometers.
To dispose of sharps and needles, please visit the Costa Mesa Sanitary District’s drop box at 290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
For more information, please visit
takebackday.dea.gov.
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