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Medicines from households are <br />accepted in any form, including <br />prescription, over-the-counter, <br />vitamins, supplements, and pet medicines. <br />Examples include: <br />• Blister packs <br />• Capsules <br />• Pills <br />• Creams <br />• Gels <br />• Epinephrine injections (unused only) <br />• Inhalers <br />• IV bags <br />• Liquids <br />• Patches <br />• Powders <br />• Sprays <br />• Vials <br />Items NOT accepted <br />No needles, lancets, empty syringes, or <br />used epinephrine pens. <br />These items are accepted for free at <br />Ramsey County’s year-round household <br />hazardous waste collection site. <br />No medicines from businesses, healthcare <br />facilities, long-term care facilities, pharma- <br />cies, doctors’ offices, or veterinary clinics. <br />Dispose of medicine in free public drop boxes <br />Did you know that Ramsey <br />County provides a free collection <br />service for the safe disposal of <br />unwanted, expired, and unused medicine at <br />six public drop boxes? <br />The safe disposal of medicine helps <br />prevent crime, drug abuse, and accidental <br />poisoning. Flushing medicines down the <br />drain or throwing them out in the trash can <br />harm the environment. <br />Ramsey County began operating the first <br />year-round medicine collection program in <br />the Twin Cities metro area in September <br />of 2011. <br />This program is a collaborative effort be- <br />tween Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public <br />Health, and the Ramsey County Sheriff’s <br />office to prevent crime and protect the <br />environment. <br />During the past six and a half years, <br />the program has received nearly 46,000 <br />pounds of waste medicines from an esti- <br />mated 24,433 visits from residents. <br />Drop-off location <br />In Arden Hills, the Ramsey County Sher- <br />iff’s Patrol Station at 1411 Paul Kirkwold <br />Drive (Hamline Avenue and Highway 96) <br />has a medicine collection drop box that is <br />open to the public Monday through Friday <br />from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br />For more information, go to RamseyRe- <br />cycles.com/medicine. <br />Steps to prepare medicine for disposal <br />1 Keep medicines in their original container for legal transport. <br />Put loose medicines in a clear plastic bag and label it. <br />2Seal all containers in clear plastic bags, ideally one-gallon or <br />smaller size. <br />3 Place bag with medicine into drop box. <br />Medicines accepted at <br />public drop boxes