Project Medicine Drop

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ProjectMedDropBox Over-the-counter and prescription medications should NEVER be disposed of down the drain! Wastewater treatment facilities are not designed to remove pharmaceutical compounds and they may end up in your local waterways, and may eventually be found in drinking water. Properly disposing of unwanted and expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications promotes a healthy aquatic environment and prevents accidental poisoning and intentional abuse.

Project Medicine Drop is a program sponsored by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, the Somerset County Solid Waste Management Division and the US DEA. Medications should be dropped off in their original packages or bottles.

Dates & Location
Accepted Items

24/7 Medicine Drop-Boxes at Municipal Locations:

Drop boxes are located at participating municipalities for the residents' convenience.

Municipal Police Department	Address		Phone
Bernards Twp Police Department*	1 Collyer Lane	Basking Ridge	(908) 766-1122
Bound Brook Police Department Lobby	226 Hamilton Street	Bound Brook	(732) 356-0800
Branchburg Police Department	590 Old York Road (at Route 202 North)	Branchburg	(908) 526-3830
Franklin Twp Police Department	495 DeMott Lane	Somerset	(732) 873-5533
Hillsborough Twp Police Department	379 South Branch Road	Hillsborough	(908) 369-4323
North Plainfield Police Department	263 Somerset Street	North Plainfield	(908) 769-2937
Somerset County Sheriff's Office	20 Grove Street	Somerville	(908) 526-2500
Warren Township Police Department	44 Mountain Boulevard	Warren	(908)753-1146
* Bernards: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After hours, use the phone in the station house

Residents can take advantage of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Medicine Collection Drop Box, located on the lower level of the Somerset County Administration Building at 20 Grove St. in Somerville, near the entrance to the Sheriff’s Office. Drop off is anonymous and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, no questions asked. For weekend, holiday, and after hours drop offs, please dial (908) 526-2500.

Hazardous Days:

You may also bring your medications to the Somerset County Hazardous Waste drop-off events below, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Sheriff's officers are on hand to accept unwanted or outdated prescription and over-the-counter medications from residents only. Following is the 2023 schedule:

March 18	Bernards Township Public Works Garage	277 South Maple Ave	Basking Ridge 07920
April 15	Warren Township Public Works Garage	1 Bardy Road	Warren 07059
June 17	South County Public Works Garage	410 Roycefield Road	Hillsborough 08844
September 23	Branchburg Township Public Works Garage	34 Kenbury Road	Branchburg 08876
October 21	South County Public Works Garage	410 Roycefield Road	Hillsborough 08844

For more information regarding medicine collection, contact Sgt. Bialiy at (908) 231-7197. Residents can receive notifications via text messages through Nixle by signing up at emergency-alerts.

NOTE: Under NO circumstances should needles be put in any type of container and placed out for recycling collections. Do not bring needles to any recycling collection events!