Mental & Physical Health

Safe and Environmentally-Friendly Medication Disposal

• Having unused or expired medications in the house can potentially lead to medication misuse and overdose. Proper disposal of unused drugs saves lives and protects the environment. To safely dispose of unused and expired medications, do not simply put them in the garbage, flush them down the toilet, or wash down any drain. Find out how to safely dispose of medication here.
• There are several medication drop box locations in Missoula County. Locations in Missoula County are listed below:
  • Missoula Police Department – 435 Ryman (open 24/7)
  • Granite Pharmacy – 2230 27th Ave and 1
  • U of M Curry Health Center – 634 Eddy Ave.
  • Partnership Health Center – 401 Railroad Street W.
  • CVS Pharmacy, 1902 Brooks
  • Missoula Pharmacy – 1211 S. Reserve
  • Community Cancer Center – 2837 Fort Missoula Rd.
  • Community Med CTR Hospital – 2827 Fort Missoula Rd.
  • Albertson’s/Osco Pharmacy
    • 1003 E Broadway St.
    • 2205 Oxford St
    • 2230 N Reserve St
    • 3800 Russell St
  • Walmart Pharmacy
    • 3555 Mullan Rd
    • 4000 Hwy 93 S
  • Lolo: Lolo Drug – 103 Glacier Dr.
  • Frenchtown: Granite Pharmacy Health Services – 16862 Beckwith St., Suite P
  • Seeley Lake: Seeley Swan Pharmacy– 3027 Hwy 83 Lazy Pine Mall

Another safe way to dispose of your medications at home is getting a Deterra Drug Deactivation and Disposal bag. These bags can be used at home or in a clinical setting to safely destroy unused or expired medications, making them unavailable for misuse and safe for disposal in the normal trash.

Safe Syringe Disposal

Do you need to dispose of sharps/syringes on a regular basis? Here are some disposal options:

• You can utilize our local garbage collection service. However, it is important that sharps are not loosely placed in your trash. Please check out our Syringe Disposal Guide below to learn how to safely dispose of syringes in your waste container through Republic Services of Montana.

• You can also take syringes to our local disposal kiosks. They are located:
  • Behind the Poverello Center at 1110 W Broadway
  • Behind the former Burns St Bistro at 1500 Burns St

Have you found a used syringe?

• Please use caution when picking up and disposing of the syringe. For information on how to do so, check out this resource.
• If you’re not comfortable picking up the syringe, you can call the Syringe Litter Hotline at 406.209.9882. Someone will come and dispose of it for you. This service is provided by Open Aid Alliance.