Summer is moving fast and the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) annual medication collection at the Capitol is upon us again. Clean out your medicine cabinet and bring your unused,
unwanted, or expired household medications to the south Capitol lawn for safe disposal on Tuesday, September 10th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. If you are short of time, utilize the drop off tent on the east Capitol lawn at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Michigan Avenue.

Items accepted include: controlled substances, narcotics, over-the counter medications, prescription medications, eye drops, inhalers, insulin, medicated ointments/lotions, medication samples, including pet medications, and vitamins/supplements from your home.

Items not accepted include: waste medications from businesses, medical waste (infectious sharps, needles, and syringes), or medications that are a hazardous waste or a hazardous drug (chemotherapy medications).

To hear more about the joint efforts to ensure safe drug disposal, preserve our drinking water, and prevent drug abuse, join us for the press conference at 11 a.m. on September 10th. To locate other medication collection locations, please see the Remedy for Residential Drug Disposal Brochure. For more information on this event, please contact the DEQ’s Environmental Assistance Center at 800-662-9278 or deq-assist@michigan.gov.

Fortunately for businesses that are not able to take advantage of this program, pharmaceuticals are a Universal Waste in Michigan.  Under the regulations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Universal Wastes may be managed at a lower level of regulatory responsibility.  View this short presentation in order to learn more about the management of Universal Waste in Michigan.