Safe Medication Disposal
To prevent harm to the environment, unused medications should be disposed of at the following locations in Contra Costa County:
West County
WALGREENS
KENSINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
217 Arlington Avenue
Kensington, CA 94707
Phone: (510) 526-4141
Website: https://www.kppcsd.org/drug-disposal
East County
CVS PHARMACY
Central Contra Costa County
CVS PHARMACY
PLEASANT HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT
RITE AID PHARMACY
SAFEWAY PHARMACY
1666 North Main Street
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER OFFICE
San Ramon Valley Disposal Locations
Medications Drop-off Instructions: 1. To ensure privacy take medications out of their original containers and put them in a sealable plastic bag. 2. Please leave liquids in their original container and mark out personal information and then place the bottle into a sealable plastic bag and deposit into the green drop box. 3. Do not under any circumstance put anything other than medications into the green containers (no controlled substances, no medical sharps, no batteries, no household hazardous waste). For residential use only.
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Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Lamorinda Disposal Locations
Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance
On December 20, 2016, Contra Costa County passed the Safe Medicine Disposal Ordinance. The Safe Drug Disposal ordinance ensures producers of pharmaceutical drugs implement a safe drug disposal stewardship plan. Stewardship programs may be run by individual producers, together with other producers or by a stewardship organization that is designated by the producer(s). Stewardship plans must be submitted for review to Contra Costa Environmental Health (CCEH). If the stewardship plan satisfies conditions in Safe Drug Disposal ordinance the plan will be approved for operation.
The stewardship plan must provide free easily accessible disposal options for residents of unincorporated Contra Costa County. Disposal options include drop off kiosks, mail back services, and take back events. Public use of these disposal methods will reduce the number of unwanted drugs that are disposed of properly.