Due to public demand, we are finding ways to continue to provide these essential services to our community.
Keep Cobb Beautiful offers a number of community events.
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2024 Fall Medication Take Back Event
Please visit our Medication Take Back Event at either location on October 26, 2024 (10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)!
1. Precinct One, 2380 Cobb Pkwy NW, Kennesaw
2. C. Freeman Poole Senior Center, 4025 South Hurt Rd, NW, Smyrna
3. Tim D. Lee Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta
Accepted Items
| Creams | Patches | Prescription, over-the-counter liquid and pill form |
| 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 of any type |
| 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.
Staff and law enforcement personnel will be at these locations to collect medications that will be properly disposed in compliance with federal law. Medicines do not have to be removed from their containers and labels do not have to be removed. Everything collected will be immediately sealed in boxes and destroyed.
Medications flushed down the toilet may contaminate our lakes, streams and groundwater causing harm to humans, wildlife and vegetation. Medications thrown in the trash can cause poisoning by accidental ingestion by young children, pets and even wildlife. (Nothing will be accepted at this address or by any Cobb County staff person before or after the scheduled drop-off day)