Recycle/Dispose of your medications in Montgomery County!
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse and medications.
You can bring unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medicines. This is service is free and anonymous.
Officers will staff collection boxes in the parking lots of the following facilities or in facility lobbies:
Bethesda
MCP 2nd District Police Station 7359 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase:
Village of Friendship Heights Community Center 4433 S. Park Avenue
Chevy Chase Village Police Station
5906 Connecticut Avenue
Damascus
Damascus Library 9701 Main Street
Gaithersburg:
MCP 6th District Station 45A West Watkins Mill Rd.
Gaithersburg Police Station 14 Fulks Corner Avenue
Asbury Methodist Village – Lobby of Hefner Bldg. 417 Russell Avenue
Senior Living at Kentlands Manor 217 Booth St., Kentlands
Germantown:
MCP 5th District Station 20000 Aircraft Drive
Rockville:
Rockville City Police/Montgomery County Sheriffs Rockville City Police Station 2 W. Montgomery Avenue (Lobby of Rockville City Police building)
Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack 7915 Montrose Road
Bender Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Washington 6125 Montrose Road
Silver Spring:
MCP 3rd District Station 1001 Milestone Drive
Fire Station 1 8110 Georgia Avenue
Takoma Park:
Takoma Park Police at Takoma Park City Building Lobby 7500 Maple Avenue
Wheaton:
MCP 4th District Station 2300 Randolph Road
These municipalities have permanent drop-off sites. The collection sites are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Drugs can be dropped off with no questions asked. Liquids, inhalers, aerosol cans, regular household ointments/lotions, needles/sharps and thermometers are not accepted.
- Chevy Chase Village Police Department Medication Drop Box, 5906 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- City of Gaithersburg Prescription Medication Disposal, 14 Fulks Corner Avenue Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-2066
- City of Takoma Park Prescription Drug Take Back, 7500 Maple Avenue, 1st Floor Lobby, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912