Got Old Medications Sitting Around? Ridgefield PD Will Take Them Off Your Hands.
The Ridgefield Police Department is hosting a free drive-thru drug take back event Saturday April 25th — no questions, no cost, and no need to leave your car. Here's everything you need to know to clean out that medicine cabinet.
If you've got expired prescriptions, leftover medications, or over-the-counter drugs you no longer need, Saturday April 25th is the easiest opportunity you'll have all year to get rid of them safely and responsibly. The Ridgefield Police Department is participating in the annual Spring Drive-Thru Drug Take Back Event — pull up, hand them over, and you're done.
It's free, it's anonymous, and it keeps unused medications out of the wrong hands and out of the water supply. That last part matters more than most people realize — flushing medications is one of the more common ways pharmaceuticals end up in local waterways, so events like this are a genuinely good thing for the community.
What they'll take: Prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs — pills, liquids, patches, whatever you've got. No sharps (needles, syringes) at this event. If you have sharps to dispose of, those can be dropped off for free at any Clark County Transfer Station during normal business hours.
The drive-thru format makes this genuinely low-effort. You don't need to get out of your car, fill out any paperwork, or explain what you're dropping off. Just pull into the parking lot at 101 Mill Street, hand over the medications, and you're on your way.
Year-round disposal options and mail-back programs are available through medtakebackwashington.org — worth bookmarking if you miss this one.
A quick Saturday errand that does a little good — worth putting on the calendar. Share this with a neighbor who might have a cabinet full of old prescriptions and no idea what to do with them.
