Drop off unneeded or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications safely, effectively, and anonymously, at Truckee's Free Rx Medication Take-Back event. Residents can drop off their expired or unused medications at:
Truckee - Gateway Shopping Center
11290 Donner Pass Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Tahoe City - Old Vacant Fire Station
300 North Lake Boulevard
Tahoe City, CA 96145
Why a Drug Take-Back Event?
Help protect our water supply by not flushing medications, and help protect our community as some may be abusing drugs taken from the medicine cabinets of family and friends.
Please put pills into a zip-lock bag and dispose of empty pill bottles in trash or recycling. Keep liquid medications in the original bottle and black out confidential information and put in zip-lock bag. Sharps are accepted at Tahoe City location but not Truckee location.
Ongoing Rx Take-Back Locations
If you can’t make this event, please utilize permanent Rx Drug Bins located at the Truckee Police Department and Placer County Sheriff Office –Tahoe Station, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Washoe County Sheriff Office-Incline Station Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Community Partners
This event is a collaborative effort of Tahoe Truckee Future Without Drug Dependence, Placer & Nevada County Health and Human Services, Truckee Police Department, Placer County Sheriff Office, Tahoe Forest Health System, water quality, Waste Management, Town of Truckee, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
