Shed the Meds pharmaceutical take back events are scheduled twice a year.
Since its inception in 2017, GNWPCD’s Shed the Meds semiannual pharmaceutical take back event has collected several tons of unwanted or expired medications along with tens of thousands of sharps and EpiPens.
The District’s Shed the Meds event is also one of the only places where residents can safely dispose of medical sharps on Long Island, as most local police precincts, healthcare locations and other pharmaceutical take back events do not accept these.
With the success of this program, Great Neck residents look forward to the opportunity to safely dispose of their medications in an environmentally conscious way to keep these toxins out of landfills and Manhasset Bay.
See News Updates for our next scheduled event.
(L-R) GNWPCD Commissioner Steve Reiter, GNWPCD Commissioner Mark Berger, GNWPCD Commissioner Patty Katz, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, New York State Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, and GNWPCD Superintendent Christopher Murphy at a Shed the Meds event.
In addition, the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District offers free pharmaceutical disposal kits to District residents in an effort to further prevent water pollution.
Residents can pick up the free kits at:
District Headquarters
236 East Shore Road
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4. p.m.