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Prescription and Over-The-Counter Medications

Prescription and Over-The-Counter Medications are accepted at the ecopark and various other pharmaceutical collection sites. See below for more information.

Pharmaceutical Collections

Monroe County DES pharmaceutical waste collections provide a safe and proper way to dispose of unused or unwanted medications. This service is FREE to residents. The ecopark and local police stations accept pharmaceutical waste at the regularly scheduled times and locations listed below. Monroe County also holds collections three times per year at selected Wegmans pharmacies.

Go to syringes/sharps info

Mobile Collections at Wegmans Stores

Ridge-Culver Wegmans
2200 Ridge Road East
Saturday, August 7th, 8am-1pm
Mt. Read Wegmans
3701 Mt. Read Blvd.
Saturday, September 25th, 8am-1pm
ecopark
10 Avion Drive, Rochester, NY 14624
Wed 1pm-6:30pm, Sat 7:30am-1pm
Closed on Holidays

Please CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AGENCY before visiting.
Some local law enforcement agencies are accepting pharmaceutical waste with no appointment required, some are accepting by appointment only and others are not accepting pharmaceutical waste at this time.

Local Police Stations

Rochester PD
Headquarters NO sharps/needles!
185 Exchange St. 14614
Mon-Sun 24 hrs/day
Brighton PD NO sharps/needles!
2300 Elmwood Ave. 14618
M-F 8am-6pm
(excluding holidays)
Brockport PD
One Clinton St. 14420
M-F 8am-4pm
(excluding holidays)
East Rochester PD
317 Main St. 14445
M-F 8:30am-6pm
(excluding holidays)
 
Fairport PD NO sharps/needles!
NO liquids, pills only!
31 S. Main St. 1445)
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
(excluding holidays)
Gates PD NO sharps/needles!
1605 Buffalo Rd. 14624
M-F 8am-5pm
(excluding holidays)
 
Greece PD NO sharps/needles!
6 Vince Tofany Blvd. 14612
M-F 8am-5pm
(excluding holidays)
Irondequoit PD
1300 Titus Ave. 14617
M-Sat 8am-11pm
(excluding holidays)
Ogden PD
269 Ogden Center Rd. 14559
M-F 8am-4:30pm
(excluding holidays)
Webster PD NO sharps/needles!
1000 Ridge Rd. 14580
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
(excluding holidays)

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office - Property Office and Substations are accepting pharmaceutical waste by appointment only at this time

Monroe County Sheriff's Office & Substations

Sheriff’s Office (A Zone)
NO sharps/needles!
955 S. Panorama Trl. 14625
M-F 8am-4pm
(excluding holidays)
Sheriff’s Office (B Zone)
NO sharps/needles!
393 Calkins Rd, 14623
M-F 8am-4pm
(excluding holidays)
Sheriff’s Office (C Zone)
NO sharps/needles!
2330 Union St. 14559
M-F 8am-4pm
(excluding holidays)
Sheriff’s Office (Property, Basement)
NO sharps/needles!
130 S. Plymouth Ave. 14614
M-F 8am-4pm
(excluding holidays)

Hospitals, Pharmacies & Colleges

Park Ridge Apothecary
1561 Long Pond Rd. Suite 104 14626
M-F 7am-2pm, Sat 7am-12pm
(Pilot program through 2019)
 
Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave. 14642
M-F 8:30am-7pm
Sat 9am-3pm, Sun 9am-1pm
 
Strong Ties Pharmacy
NO sharps/needles!
2613 W Henrietta Rd. 14623
8am-5pm M-F
 
Highland Hospital
Outpatient Pharmacy
1000 South Ave. 14620
M-F 9am-5:30pm
Sat & Sun 10am-2pm
 
Highland South Wedge Pharmacy
NO sharps/needles!
777 Clinton Ave. South 14620
M-T 9am-8pm, F 9am-6pm
No Weekends
 
Walgreens
(East Ridge location only)
NO Sharps/needles/liquids!
2100 East Ridge Rd. 14622
Pharmacy drop box: M-F 9am-9pm,
Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm
Tops Pharmacy
(Mount Read location only)
NO Sharps/needles/liquids!
3507 Mount Read Blvd. 14616
M-F 8:30am-9pm
Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm
St. John Fisher College
Haffey Hall – Safety and Security Dept. Office
3690 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618

Click the link below to go to the U.S. Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration's Pharmaceutical Disposal Location Search Utility for other drop-off locations in Monroe County and surrounding Counties:

Controlled Substance Public Disposal Locations Search Utility

Acceptable Items

  • Prescription/over the counter medication bottles
  • Vials
  • Pet medications

Syringes/Sharps

Syringes/sharps must be in approved sharps containers or sturdy alternatives (two liter plastic bottles, rugged laundry soap bottles, etc.). All containers should be capped and labeled "SHARPS" Sharps should NEVER be placed in a curbside recycling bin.

Syringes/sharps can also be dropped off at local hospitals and nursing homes. Click here for more info and drop off locations

Waste Management also offers a mail in program for syringes/sharps. Click here for more information.

The ecopark and the following local police stations accept sharps/syringes at the regularly scheduled times and locations listed below.

ecopark
10 Avion Drive, Rochester, NY 14624
Wed 1pm-6:30pm, Sat 7:30am-1pm
Closed on Holidays

Local Police Stations

Brockport PD
One Clinton St. 14420
M-F 8am-4pm
(excluding holidays)
East Rochester PD
317 Main St. 14445
M-F 8:30am-6pm
(excluding holidays)
Irondequoit PD
1300 Titus Ave. 14617
M-Sat 8am-11pm
(excluding holidays)
Ogden PD
269 Ogden Center Rd. 14559
M-F 8am-4:30pm
(excluding holidays)