All City facilities are closed to the public as part of our response to COVID-19. Many City Services are available online. Find resources for businesses and residents, and here are ways you can help.
Keep our community safe and our environment clean by properly disposing of prescription medications that you will not take or that are expired. Do not flush unwanted medicine – drop it off at one of Kirkland’s safe disposal kiosks.
Washington State is the first in the nation to have a statewide drug take-back program! It was signed into law in March 2018.
Kirkland Urban QFC Pharmacy 425 Urban Plaza Accepted: Prescription and over-the-counter medications More information at King County Secure Medicine Return Totem Lake QFC Pharmacy 11224 NE 124th St Accepted: Prescription and over-the-counter medications More information at King County Secure Medicine Return Evergreen Professional Center Pharmacy 12303 NE 130th Lane, Suite 210 Accepted: Prescription and over-the-counter medications More information at King County Secure Medicine Return Walgreens #4156 12405 NE 85th St Accepted: Prescription and over-the-counter medications More information at Walgreens Safe Medication Disposal Program Kirkland Justice Center Police Department Lobby 11750 NE 118th St Accepted: Prescription medication and over-the-counter medications Hours: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. More information at King County Secure Medicine Return (City facilities are currently closed to the public due to the pandemic.)
We recommend following King County's guidelines for safe sharps disposal. Do NOT place sharps in the recycling.
Orange prescription bottles are not recyclable. Please throw these in the garbage. White over-the-counter pill bottles are recyclable if they are at least three inches tall. Please recycle empty OTC pill bottles in your blue cart.
Drop-off Recycling
Christmas Tree Recycling Information
See how Development Services is responding to COVID-19.
Kirkland Parks Play it Safe Website
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