Hernando County is collecting unwanted, expired medication
- Hernando is collecting unwanted, unused, expired medication
- Operation Pill Drop will last through Nov. 12
- County has multiple drop sites
Operation Pill Drop, Hernando County's effort to collect unwanted, unused, and expired medication from residents, entered its second week on Wednesday.
The campaign, which started on October 16, runs through November 12. During this time, according to county officials, citizens can bring all unwanted, unused, and/or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as veterinary prescriptions, to county drop-off boxes to dispose of them.
The drop-off locations are located at:
- Hernando County Sheriff's Office - Main Office - 18900 Cortez Boulevard, Brooksville, FL 34601 (located inside the main lobby)
- Hernando County Sheriff's Office - District II Office - 7499 Forest Oaks Boulevard, Spring Hill, FL 34606 (located inside the lobby)
- Hernando County Detention Center - 16425 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, FL 34609 (located on Northeast corner of the parking lot near the Inmate Release Pavilion)
The drop-off boxes in the main lobby of the Sheriff's Office and the District II Office are available during normal business hours. The drop-off box at the Detention Center is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is no cost to drop off unwanted/unused medications.
County officials specified that the following items cannot be dropped off at the drop boxes and must be disposed of at specified locations:
- Needles, Sharps, and/or Syringes - Please take to the landfill at either 14450 Landfill Road in Brooksville or 2525 Osowaw Boulevard in Spring Hill.
- Any Liquids - Please take to the landfill at 14450 Landfill Road in Brooksville only.
- Inhalers - Please take to the landfill at 14450 Landfill Road in Brooksville only.
These items will not be accepted at any of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office locations.