Sutter County Sherrif's Office in Yuba City

A confidential drop-off bin for prescription drugs is located inside the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office at 1077 Civic Center Blvd. in Yuba City, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Medicines should be left in their original container and it is recommended that prescription labels be removed for privacy. This program is only for Yuba and Sutter County households (no businesses).

Marysville Police Department

Residents can safely dispose of unwanted drugs, including prescription and over the counter medication, vitamins and supplements, and pet medication at the Prescription Drug Drop Box in the lobby of the Marysville Police Department at 316 6th Street, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Restrictions include NO schedule 1 or illegal narcotics, needles or sharp objects, liquids or lotions, aerosol cans, thermometers and/or hazardous materials.

Wheatland Police Department

Residents can safely dispose of unwanted drugs, including prescription and over the counter medication, vitamins and supplements, and pet medication at the Prescription Drug Drop Box at the Wheatland Police Department at 207 Main Street, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm. Restrictions include NO schedule 1 or illegal narcotics, needles or sharp objects, liquids or lotions, aerosol cans, thermometers and/or hazardous materials.

Pharmaceutical wastes are no longer accepted at the Yuba-Sutter Household Hazardous Waste Facility or at the Yuba City Police Department.

There are no other alternate collection sites for prescription and over-the-counter drug disposal and these substances cannot be accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. If you cannot access the above referenced collection opportunities and need to dispose of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs, the drugs should be removed from the original container and mixed with an undesirable substance such as cat litter or used coffee grounds. That mixture should then be placed into a disposable container with a lid or into a sealable bag for disposal with other household refuse in the gray garbage cart. It is further recommended that the drugs be placed in the gray cart immediately before the collection day to better restrict access to these substances by children and animals.

Empty plastic pill containers can be recycled in the blue recycling carts, but it is recommended that prescription labels be removed for privacy.

For additional questions, please call the Recology Yuba-Sutter Environmental Department or Recycling Coordinator at (530) 743-6933.