The Orland Park Police Department will accept unwanted prescription drugs from Village of Orland Park residents only in accordance with the following guidelines:

• Prescription Drugs will be accepted at Orland Park Police Headquarters. There is a green bin located in the lobby, where the medication can be disposed of.
• The following items will not be accepted:
  
  • Any drug in liquid form
  • Aerosol type medications
  • Hypodermic needles and Syringes
• Currently residents are permitted to discard used syringes with the safety caps installed with their regular garbage using a rigid container (coffee container, or laundry bottle) sealed with duct tape.
• Residents may also use a bio-hazard container and pay for bio-hazard disposal service through several companies. Occasionally a doctor's office, hospital or other medical provider will offer disposal service to their clients.

Instructions for how to safety dispose of sharps or syringes are available by calling Waste Management at 1 (800) 796-9696.

Next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

Check this page for updates on the next date and time announcement.

The public is invited to turn in expired, unwanted or unused pharmaceutical drugs and over-the-counter medications to the Orland Park Police Department. The next Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday October 29 from 10am - 2pm