National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Search for Year Round Pharmaceutical Disposal Locations

Missed the RX Take Back Day? Search for a year round disposal location near you.

EPA - Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Facilities

A 10-Step Blueprint for Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Facilities (PDF)

Final Rule: Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine (PDF) (February 22, 2019)

Home Disposal Methods

DEA - Vaping and Marijuana Concentrates: What is Vaping?

EPA - How to Dispose of Medicines Properly

EPA - Disposal of Medical Sharps/Needles

FDA - Where and How to Dispose of Unused Medicines

FDA - Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know

DEA Registrant Drug Disposal

Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations; PART 1317 — DISPOSAL

Disposal of Controlled Substances; Final Rule (PDF) (September 9, 2014)

Registration for Disposal of Controlled Substances

• Modify eligible DEA registration to collect pharmaceutical controlled substances from ultimate users (e.g., patients)
• Modify DEA registration to stop being a collector
• Modify existing collector registration information

Drug Disposal - Rulemaking

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Controlled Substance Destruction Alternatives to Incineration - Extension of Comment Period (PDF) (December 20, 2023)

Secure & Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 (PDF)

Public Meeting on Drug Disposal

Disposal of Controlled Substances by Persons Not Registered With the Drug Enforcement Administration; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) (January 21, 2009)

Comments on this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Disposal of Controlled Substances; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF) (December 21, 2012)

Comments on this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking