What to do with unwanted medications

Outdated or unused medications that you no longer need should be considered to be hazardous waste. Traces of prescription drugs have shown up in ground water, so it is no longer wise to flush pills down the toilet or throw them into the land fill.

Household Hazardous Waste drives will take these medicines and pharmaceuticals, or you can contact your pharmacy. Local police departments may soon be collecting these drugs, according to THIS ARTICLE from Pioneer Press. Fox River Grove is already doing this for residents.