Prescription and Over the Counter Drug Disposal

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Tracy offers year round drop off locations to ensure proper disposal of your old/unwanted prescriptions, over the counter medications, and sharps.

We ask participants to do the following:

  • Remove pills from containers and packaging
  • Consolidate loose pills in a plastic bag
  • Remove personal information from any packaging
  • Medical Sharps* are accepted only in sealed bio-hazard or other sturdy sealed containers
  • Liquid medications are not accepted

Sharps*, old/unwanted prescriptions and over the counter medications that are not controlled substances can be taken to:

Reichs Medical Supply
350 W. Grant Line Road.

If you have old/unwanted prescription medications including  Sharps* or controlled substances (no liquids), you can take them to the appropriate kiosk located at:

Tracy Police Department
1000 Civic Center Drive

If you have just Sharps*, the following locations, in addition to the Tracy Police Department, will accept them:

Reichs Medical Supply
350 W. Grant Line Road
209-834-1383

Tracy Material Recovery Facility
30703 S. MacArthur Drive
209-832-2355

*Please make sure that all Sharps are in an approved sharps container for everyone's safety.