Prescription Drug Recycling Program
Properly disposing of prescription drugs is something most people never think about but is actually very important. Many people simply flush unused medication down the commode or send it off to the landfill. The reason this is not a good thing to do is because medications often have strange chemical make-ups that can contaminate the water supply in very strange ways.
Most people realize they shouldn’t flush poison down the commode but might not stop to think that flushing medication down the commode can be just as bad for the water supply. Currently the Town of Duncan doesn’t collect poison, paint and other things that shouldn’t be flushed down the commode but there is a collection container for prescription medications in the lobby of the
Town of Duncan Police Department. Simply visit their office during normal business hours to drop medications into the container with no questions asked.
The last time this web page was up dated Spartanburg County didn’t have a way to properly dispose of prescription medications. This service is offered at very few places of which the Town of Duncan Police department is one.
Please contact the
Spartanburg County landfill at
864.949.0211 for the proper way to dispose of things like poison, paint, and oil. Spartanburg County also has a
"What and where can I recycle?" web page. If you notice prescription medications have been added to this list please let the Town of Duncan know and we will update this web page.
Drop Box Location
50 Hughes Street
Duncan, SC 29334
Accessible from 8:30am to 5pm Monday - Thursday, and 8:30am to 2pm on Friday.
A drop box has been installed at the Duncan Police Department as a way to help combat prescription drug abuse.
The box, set up last week thanks to a partnership with The Forrester Center for Behavioral Health, is a place for residents to dispose of their unused prescription medications.
The police department will be responsible for emptying the 68-gallon box. It is open to anyone, and residents can discard medications there anonymously.
Needles, inhalers, aerosol cans, thermometers and liquids will not be accepted.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office also has a drop box in its lobby.
