This Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and there are four drop-off points in Albemarle County.
“That’s a pretty important day if you have old medications you’re not going to be taking,” said Samuel Miller District Supervisor Jim Andrews. “Don’t throw them down the train or otherwise dispose of them in the trash.”
- Albemarle County Police Department (1600 5th Street, Charlottesville VA 22902)
- Wegmans (100 Wegmans Way, Charlottesville, VA 22902)
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Outpatient Care Center (**NEW LOCATION ADDRESS FOR 2025: 595 Martha Jefferson Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911)
- Crozet Family Medicine (1646 Park Ridge Drive, Crozet, VA 22932)
The local event is a partnership between the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, Sentara, Wegmans, and Albemarle County.
Accepted items include unwanted prescriptions, vape-pens, e-cigarettes, and medical sharps. The latter is required to be in a puncture-proof container. People are asked to remove any personal information from medication bottles or containers. Other medical waste it not allowed.
“It’s also regular medications that you have so it’s not just prescriptions but it’s any old Tylenol, or Advil, or whatever medications you have,” said Rivanna District Supervisor Bea LaPisto-Kirtley.
The next event will be held on October 25, 2025. There’s also a permanent drop-off point at at the Sentara Martha Jefferson Outpatient Pharmacy, available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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