How to dispose of old drugs

Phu Cat · May 30, 2022

I'm not an authority on drugs, but thought of this while walking our dog: When your dog leaves his/her dropping on someone's lawn, being the good neighbor that you are, pick it up with a plastic bag but don't tie the bag yet. Carry that plastic bag back home and dump the old drugs you wish to dispose of in the bag and gently squeeze the bag to distribute the old contents throughout the new contents, tie in a knot and toss in the trash. Doubt anyone's gonna want to ingest THAT!

PC

rhino 2 · May 30, 2022

Phu Cat said:
I'm not an authority on drugs, but thought of this while walking our dog: When your dog leaves his/her dropping on someone's lawn, being the good neighbor that you are, pick it up with a plastic bag but don't tie the bag yet. Carry that plastic bag back home and dump the old drugs you wish to dispose of in the bag and gently squeeze the bag to distribute the old contents throughout the new contents, tie in a knot and toss in the trash. Doubt anyone's gonna want to ingest THAT!

PC

I just flush any old drugs down the toilet…

Jack Klarich · May 30, 2022

rhino 2 said:
I just flush any old drugs down the toilet…

Nope, take them to CVS or Walgreens for proper disposal

trike lady · May 30, 2022

Preppers save them and keep them in a cool dark place. https://www.askaprepper.com/the-real-expiration-date-of-common-drugs-in-your-cabinet/ do use caution.

rhino 2 · May 30, 2022

Jack Klarich said:
Nope, take them to CVS or Walgreens for proper disposal

When my old man passed… first thing the nurse from hospice did is Gadder up all his medication and then she Flushed them ….

..And that’s what I do ‘This way I know exactly where they go… I trust my toilet not some Guy at Walgreens ..

cScjhb · May 30, 2022

Interesting subject. Just for giggles, I did a search for the FDA recommended ways to dispose of unused/outdated drugs. ALL the above suggestions are included. Except, the FDA site suggested mixing drugs with cat litter instead of dog poop. But I like P.C.'s idea better. I'm not a cat person.....

..... Jim

PosseRider · May 30, 2022

CVS & local Police station have receptacles for old drugs.

Zammy · May 30, 2022

We use our local police station for disposal.

rhino 2 · May 30, 2022

Zammy said:
We use our local police station for disposal.

Yea......Sure give them to the Cops.....

...

New Orleans Kevin · May 31, 2022

Recently I went into a local Walgreens and they had a receptacle similar to a a mailbox in the pharmacy area for disposal of old drugs. A cop once told me that if you wanted to do it yourself dump them in a bag full of freshly perked coffee grounds and bury them. With the high price of meds these days I usually dont have any "old drugs"

Phu Cat · Jun 3, 2022

A cop once told me that if you wanted to do it yourself dump them in a bag full of freshly perked coffee grounds and bury them.

Maybe your cop friend recommended burying old drugs with coffee grounds cuz so many people drink coffee. But coffee grounds sure aren't the deterrent dog poop is!

PC

cScjhb · Jun 7, 2022

Things DO change

Several years ago, Popular Mechanics had an article about how to effectively dispose of used motor oil after doing an oil change at home. The instructions were to dig a hole about 6 inches in diameter and a few of feet deep in your back yard. Fill the hole with pebbles. Then just pour your old oil in and cover it with dirt. By the time you needed another oil change all the old oil would be "gone" so you could reuse the hole again and again. :xzqxz: Times change.....

..... Jim

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