The Akron Police Department, in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Summit County Health Department, has initiated a Pharmaceutical Collection Disposal Program.
The program has been initiated to provide a safe, legal and environmentally friendly means of destroying unused prescription medications. This is not to be used for illegal drugs such as marijuana.
A pharmaceutical collection box has been placed in the lobby of the Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center. You are encouraged to dispose of your unused pharmaceuticals at this drop site. There are no forms to be completed or special packaging to be used. All that is necessary is to drop your unused prescription medication in their original container or some other secured method such as a sealable sandwich bag.
Personnel from the Akron Police Department will retrieve these discarded pharmaceuticals and have them properly destroyed in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
