Drug Collection Unit

Forks Township Police now has a MedReturn Drug Collection Unit.

Location

The new Unit is located at in the lobby of the Police Department and will provide residents with a safe and environmentally responsible way to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medication, including controlled substances. 

The lobby of the Police Department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in which accepted medications can be dropped off with no questions asked. We do ask that medications are either kept in the original container or pills placed in a zip top type bag. 

Mission

MedReturn is committed to providing a safe, simple, secure and environmentally friendly way to help law enforcement agencies and communities collect unwanted or expired household medication, including prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs and unused pharmaceuticals in locations throughout the USA.

Accepted Items

• Prescription and over-the-counter solid medications
• Tablets and capsules
• Liquid medications in their original containers (i.e. cough syrups, cold medicines)
• Prescription patches
• Medical creams and ointments
• Vitamins
• Nasal sprays
• Pet medicines

Not Accepted

• Intravenous solutions
• Injectables, syringes, and needles (i.e. EpiPens) - These items should be taken to a health care professional's office or to a hospital for proper disposal)
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Compressed cylinders or aerosols (e.g. asthma inhalers)
• Thermometers
• Alcohol