Prescription Drug Drop-Off Program

Pharmaceutical experts offer the best resource for safe handling and will be leading collection efforts for the public to dispose of prescription drugs going forward.

Burnsville Drop-off Location

CVS Pharmacy
12751 Nicollet Ave Burnsville, MN 55337
(952) 736-8130

The drug drop-off program follows Pharmacy hours of operation. This location accepts controlled substances and does not accept sharps, aerosols, inhalers, illicit drugs and chemotherapy waste.

How to Drop Off Your Medicine

Drop-off is safe and anonymous. No ID is required and no questions will be asked
Use a marker to cross out your name on the medicine containers
Keep creams, gels, liquids and powders in their original container and place the container in a clear plastic bag (bags are available at the drop-off site)
Pills in bottles should be emptied into a clear plastic bag. Write the name of the medicine on the bag and take the empty pill bottle home for disposal
Pills still in blister packs and medicine that is no longer in its original container should be placed in a clear plastic bag. Write the name of the medicine on the bag
Place plastic bags with medicine in the designated drop box

Examples of Accepted Medication

Blister packs
Capsules and pills
Creams and gels
EpiPens
Inhalers
IV bags
Liquids
Patches
Powders
Tablets
Vials

Items That Are Not Accepted

Needles
Sharps
Fever thermometers
Medicines from businesses, including health care facilities, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, doctors offices and veterinary clinics

Needles, sharps and thermometers can be brought to the Recycling Zone in Eagan (3365 Dodd Road, 651-905-4520) for free, environmentally-safe disposal.

For questions after 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, please call the Dakota Communications Center at 952-322-2323.

Additional Resources

For drop box locations in other locations visit Dakota County Sheriff’s Drug Drop-Off

Prescription drug resources are available at Partnership for Drug-Free Kids