Drop Off Locations

Is your medicine cabinet or vanity full of unwanted or expired medications or prescriptions? Don't just throw them away. To protect our families, communities and the environment, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is teaming up with local law enforcement, pharmacies and other regional agencies to establish a safe and secure disposal program for medications. Visit these drop off locations to properly dispose of your medications:

Click here for a map of Drop Off Locations!

Pharmacy Drop Off Locations/Times
(No controlled substances/narcotics accepted at these locations)

Bartell Drugs-University Place Pharmacy
2700 Bridgeport Way W, University Place, WA 98466
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Group Health Cooperative - Puyallup Medical Center Pharmacy
611 31st Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98373
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 6pm

Group Health Cooperative - Tacoma Medical Center Pharmacy
209 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
Monday - Sunday 8:30am - 11pm
Holidays variable hours

Group Health Cooperative - Tacoma South Medical Center Pharmacy
9505 S Steele St, Tacoma, WA 98444
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 6pm
Closed Thursday 12:30 - 1:30pm

Law Enforcement Drop-off Locations/Times

Bonney Lake Police Department
Public Safety Building
18421 Sumner Buckley Hwy, Bonney Lake, WA 98391
Phone:  (253) 863-2218
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Buckley Police Department
132 S Cedar St, Buckley, WA 98321
Phone:  (360) 8293157
7 days a week/24 hours a day

Dupont Police Department
1780 Civic Dr, Dupont, WA 98327
Monday - Friday 10am - Noon; 1pm - 5pm 

Eatonville Police Department
201 Center St W, Eatonville, WA 98328
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Edgewood Police Department
2224 104th Ave E, Edgewood, WA 98372
Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 5pm, Friday 8:30 - Noon

Fife Police and Courts
3737 Pacific Highway E, Fife, WA 98424
7 days a week/24 hours a day

Gig Harbor Police Department
3510 Grandview St, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Lakewood Police Department
9401 Lakewood Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Orting Police Department
Public Safety Building
401 Washington Ave SE, Orting, WA 98360
Phone:  (360) 893-3111
7 days a week/24 hours a day

Pierce County Sheriff's Department South Hill Precinct
271 John Bananola Way E, Puyallup, WA 98374
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Puyallup Police Department
311 W Pioneer Way, Puyallup, WA 98371
7 days a week/24 hours a day

Steilacoom Public Safety Building
601 Main St, Steilacoom, WA 98388
Monday - Friday 10am - Noon; 1pm - 5pm

Sumner Police Department
1104 Maple St, Sumner, WA 98390
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Tacoma Police Department - Headquarters
3701 S Pine St, Tacoma
Phone:  (253) 591-5900
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm

Tacoma Police Department - Sector One
1524 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Tacoma
Phone: (253) 594-7800
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm

Tacoma Police Department - Sector Two
5140 N 26th St, Tacoma
Phone:  (253) 573-2508
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm

Tacoma Police Department - Sector Three
1501 S 72nd St, Tacoma
Phone:  (253) 594-7838
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm

Tacoma Police Department - Sector Four
400 E 56th St, Tacoma
Phone:  (253) 594-7947
Monday - Friday 9am - 9pm

University Place Police Department
3631 Drexler Dr W, University Place, 98466
Phone:  (253) 798-4058
Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm

For a complete list of drop-off locations, please visit www.takebackyourmeds.org.