“Sharps” (needles, syringes and lancets) are considered infectious waste and need to be disposed of properly. Your doctor, veterinarian or health department may be able to provide you with a sharps container. These containers can also be purchased at local pharmacies.
Filled sharps containers must be disposed of through a registered sharps collection facility. The following contact information will help you locate a registered sharps collection facility:
American Diabetes Association: 888-342-2383
Waste Management Mail-In Medical Sharps Disposal; www.wm.com/residential/medical-waste.jsp
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 888-936-7463
Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association: 608-257-3665
Aurora Pharmacies will accept sharps and needles. They must be in sharps containers. Pharmacies sell the containers. Many pharmacies sell sharps containers and exchange full ones for empty containers.
The following facilities sell and collect sharps containers:
Aurora Pharmacy: (8 Locations)
Kenosha Community Health Center, 4536 22nd Avenue, Kenosha
Larsen Mayer Pharmacy, 3535 30th Avenue, Suite 103, Kenosha
Good Value Pharmacy, 9916 75th Street, Kenosha
Good Value Pharmacy, 3401 80th Street, Suite 100, Kenosha
Walgreens, SW Corner Hwy 31 and Hwy 11
The following recommendations regarding the disposal of medications come from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Office of National Drug Control Policy:
The Cancer and Chronic Disease Drug Repository is a program in Wisconsin that recycles cancer and chronic disease drugs that are given to patients who are not insured or have limited insurance. Please call first to find out donation policies before taking medications to a pharmacy for donation. Locally, these drugs can be donated at the following locations:
Larson-Mayer Pharmacy, 3535 30th Avenue, Suite 103, Kenosha, 262-658-8124
All Saints Cancer Center, 3809 Spring Street, Racine, 262-687-5000
City of Racine Police Department, 730 Center Street, Racine,
262-635-7751 (for City of Racine Residents)
Sturtevant Police Department, 2801 89th Street, Sturtevant,
262-886-7211
Lakeview Pharmacy, 516 Monument Square, Racine,
262-632-0520 (does not accept controlled substances
Waterford Police Department, 415 North Milwaukee Street, Waterford (drive-up collection box)
Kenosha County Safety Building, 1000 55th Street, Kenosha
Silver Lake Police Department, 113 South First Street, Silver Lake
Town of Salem, 9814 Antioch Road (Hwy 83), Salem
Twin Lakes Police Department, 920 Lance Drive, Twin Lakes
Kenosha County Safety Building, 1999 55th St, Kenosha
Pleasant Prairie Police Department, 8600 Green Bay Road, Pleasant Prairie
University of Wisconsin, Parkside Police Department, 900 Wood Road, Tallent Hall, Kenosha
Clean packing Styrofoam can be recycled whereas meat trays, cups, egg cartons or other disposable food service items are generally not accepted.
Pactive Corp, 1900 W Field Court, Lake Forest, IL, 847-482-2000
Parcel and Business Solutions, 8032 22nd Avenue, Kenosha, 262-654-8000 (Styrofoam and packing peanuts)
EPS that is a white, crumbly material used for packing material can be sent to the ‘Pack-it-back’ mail-in EPS recycling program, simply ‘repack’ the material into the original box and mail it in.
Pack-It-Back EPS Recycling, Pack-it-Back EPS Recycling
RecycleTech Corp. 418 Falmouth Avenue, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407, phone 863-665-3755
The following locations accept packing peanuts, bubble wrap and “air” pillows:
Parcel and Business Solutions, 8032 22nd Avenue, Kenosha, 262-654-8000
Mail ‘N’ Ship, 3900 Erie Street, Suite A, Shorecrest Shopping Center, Racine, 262-681-1448
Postnet, 253 Center Street, Lake Geneva, 262-249-8920
