Medications that are going to be landfilled should be made unusable and placed in their
original container, and then ultimately placed in some obscure container (margarine tub, nontransparent
bag, etc). After placing it in a trash bag, the EPA suggests taking the trash bag out as
close to garbage pick-up time as possible. Be sure to remove all identifying information from the
original containe
You can make the medication unusable by:
o Adding kitty litter to liquid medications
o Adding coffee grounds
o Adding glue (such as ordinary household glue) to pills
o Adding a small amount of disinfectant to any medication
To make the medications unpalatable, you can add water to pills or add spices like mustard or
turmeric to liquid medications. Pharmaceuticals for pets should be handled the same as for humans