The City of Sonoma would like to remind everyone that pharmaceuticals are not to be disposed of in landfills or in our water supply. Safe disposal of medications is available at participating drop-off locations listed below. Bring any unwanted medication (in original containers with personal information marked out) to any participating location for safe disposal during business hours. (Please, no ointments or liquids.)
While wastewater treatment removes most pollutants, trace amounts of some substances may be harmful to aquatic life. Over the last decade there is growing evidence that pharmaceuticals, when flushed down the toilet, tend to persist in highly treated wastewater. Continual, multi-generational exposure of aquatic life to multiple pharmaceuticals is proving to have negative consequences on our environment.
Drop off your unused medicines at your local participating pharmacy:
• CVS/Long’s Drugs
201 West Napa St.
Sonoma
938-4738
• Rite Aide/Maxwell Village Shopping Center
19205 Sonoma Hwy.
Sonoma
938-0281
• Safeway Pharmacy
477 West Napa St.
Sonoma
996-3697
This program is sponsored by the Sonoma County Water Agency.
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