If you have medications that need recycling, you can bring them by the following locations on October 29, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
- Cobb County Police Precinct One, 2380 Cobb Pkwy NW, Kennesaw
- C. Freeman Pool Senior Center, 4025 South Hurt Rd, NW, Smyrna
The event is Keep Cobb Beautiful‘s Fall Medication Takeback Day.
Here is a list of items that are accepted, and those that are not, reprinted from the Keep Cobb Beautiful web page:
Accepted Items
| Creams | Patches | Prescription, over-the-counter liquids and pill medications |
| Ointments | Pet medications | Vials |
There are NO limits on quantity.
Need to know how to dispose of needles/sharps in Cobb county?
Email us at: KeepCobbBeautiful@cobbcounty.org
Items Not Accepted
| Aerosol cans* | EpiPen | Needles and sharps |
| Bio-hazardous materials (anything containing body fluid or blood) | Household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas, etc.)* | Personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens, etc.)* |
| Blister packs | Illegal drugs | |
| Durable medical equipment (CPAP, nebulizers, etc.) | Mercury thermometers* |
*These items can be disposed of at our Annual Household Hazardous Waste Event.
Please consider a donation to Keep Cobb Beautiful, Inc.
You can make a donation by following this link
About Keep Cobb Beautiful
The Keep Cobb Beautiful website describes the organization and its purpose as follows:
Keep Cobb Beautiful is a nonprofit organization created for the purpose of “assisting the County and Board of Commissioners in establishing, promoting and maintaining a countywide policy for improved environmental and waste management.
Keep Cobb Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a national, non-profit public education organization dedicated to improving waste handling practices in American communities.
