Safe Medication Return

Where to safely drop off your unwanted medicine in California

Use the search function below to find convenient locations with secure disposal drop-off locations or where you can obtain mail-back supplies. Call (844) 4-TAKE-BACK or (844) 482-5322 for more information or to order mail-back supplies.
Find a Location
Order Mail-Back Supplies

What's Accepted and What's Not?

CA Home-Generated Sharps Program

Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship - CalRecycle Home Page

Find Convenient Locations

Enter your address below to find convenient locations.

Filter Results By:

Drop-off location ⓘ
Mail-Back Supply Location ⓘ

While the listing of participating drop-off and mail-back supply locations is regularly updated, you should confirm, prior to visiting a location, that it will be open when you intend to visit and will be able to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Lake Shastina District Police Department

Drop-off location
16309 Everhart Drive
Weed, CA 96094
Get Directions (~ 221.17 miles)
(530) 938-2226
Monday10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday10:00 am - 8:00 pm
California Pines Community Services Dist.

Mail-back supply location
P.O Box 43002
Alturas, CA 96101
Get Directions (~ 221.32 miles)
(530) 233-2766
Monday10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Thursday10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Dr. Edward S Fass, DDS

Mail-back supply location
224 W McDowell st
Alturas, CA 96101
Get Directions (~ 221.41 miles)
(530) 233-2034
Monday8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Alturas Police Department

Drop-off location
200 West North Street
Alturas, CA 96101
Get Directions (~ 221.66 miles)
(530) 233-2011
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Modoc County Sheriff's Office

Drop-off location
102 South Court St
Alturas, CA 96101
Get Directions (~ 221.7 miles)
(530) 233-4416
Teach Inc - Alturias

Mail-back supply location
112 East 2nd Street
Alturas, CA 96101
Get Directions (~ 221.79 miles)
(530) 233-4929
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Rite Aid 06353

Drop-off location
432 North Main Street
Alturas, CA 961013458
Get Directions (~ 221.98 miles)
(530) 233-3113
Monday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Last Frontier

Drop-off location
1111 N Nagle St
Alturas, CA 96101
Get Directions (~ 222.2 miles)
(530) 708-8850
SundayClosed
Monday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
SaturdayClosed
Rite Aid 05794

Drop-off location
1809 Cecil Avenue
Delano, CA 93215
Get Directions (~ 222.51 miles)
(661) 725-1312
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Clinica Pharmacy Omganesh Corporation

Drop-off location
355 Dover Pkwy, Ste C
Delano, CA 93215
Get Directions (~ 223.14 miles)
(661) 545-2500
SundayClosed
Monday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Clinica Sierra Vista

Mail-Back Supply Location
355 Dover Pkwy
Delano, CA 93215
Get Directions (~ 223.14 miles)
(661) 725-2788
SundayClosed
Monday8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 7:00 pm
SaturdayClosed
Rite Aid 06768

Drop-off location
150 W Kern Ave
Mc Farland, CA 93250
Get Directions (~ 228.15 miles)
(661) 792-2198
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Rite Aid 05807

Drop-off location
2501 Highway 46
Wasco, CA 93280
Get Directions (~ 228.74 miles)
(661) 758-0133
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Inyo County Sheriff Lone Pine

Drop-off location
726 North Main Street PO Box 31
Lone Pine, CA 93545
Get Directions (~ 229.34 miles)
(760) 876-5606
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Toiyabe Indian Health- Lone Pine

Mail-back supply location
P.O. Box 186
Lone Pine, CA 93545
Get Directions (~ 229.63 miles)
(760) 876-4795
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Southern Inyo Hospital District

Mail-Back Supply Location
501 East Locust
Lone Pine, CA 93545
Get Directions (~ 229.78 miles)
(760) 876-5501
Sunday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Monday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Tuesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Wednesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Thursday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Friday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Raley's Pharmacy #247

Mail-Back Supply Location
1842 Fort Jones St
Yreka, CA 96097
Get Directions (~ 235.87 miles)
(530) 842-4182
Sunday9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Monday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Montague City Hall

Mail-Back Supply Location
230 S 13TH St.
Montague, CA 96064
Get Directions (~ 236.4 miles)
(530) 459-3030
SundayClosed
Monday7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 12:00 pm
SaturdayClosed
Yreka Police Department

Drop-off location
1400 Fairlane Road
Yreka, CA 96097
Get Directions (~ 236.68 miles)
(530) 841-2300
Sunday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Monday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Tuesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Wednesday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Thursday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Friday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Saturday12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Rite Aid 06302

Drop-off location
150 E Lerdo Hwy
Shafter, CA 93263
Get Directions (~ 236.95 miles)
(661) 746-4991
Sunday10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Monday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Siskiyou County Dept of Public Health

Mail-Back Supply Location
810 South Main St
Yreka, CA 96097
Get Directions (~ 237.45 miles)
(800) 442-2333
SundayClosed
Monday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SaturdayClosed
1 … 53 … 119

Order Mail-Back Supplies/Get More Information

Click on the button to request a mail-back package.

Mail-Back options include:

  • ● Unwanted medication mail-back envelope
  • ● Inhaler mail-back package
  • ● Injector mail-back package
Order Mail-Back Supplies

Accepted

Medications in any dosage form, except for those listed below, in their original container or sealed bag are accepted.

Not Accepted

  • Herbal remedies
  • Vitamins
  • Supplements
  • Cosmetics
  • Other personal care products
  • Batteries
  • Mercury-containing thermometers
  • Sharps
  • Illicit drugs
  • Pet pesticide products
  • Animal Medication

Services Offered:

Hours:

Before visiting a location, please confirm the operating hours and the location’s ability to accept your medications or provide you with mail-back supplies.

Mail-back supply location

Medication mail-back package pick-up sites are located throughout your community and provide free, postage-paid mail-back disposal packages for residents to safely dispose of unwanted household medication by mail.

Drop-off location

Medication drop boxes are installed at nearby locations such as pharmacies and law enforcement offices for residents to simply drop off their expired or unwanted household medications for safe, free, and convenient disposal.