Sept. 18, 2021 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.*

*Jackson Twp location ONLY: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Stark County’s Drug Take Back Day

Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery, Drug Free Stark County, the Opiate Task Force of Stark County and the Stark County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Stark County Police Chiefs’ Association, are pleased to sponsor this collection day for Stark County residents to dispose of their expired, unused or unwanted prescription medications safely. Police officials will be on-site to collect the meds and dispose of them without harming the environment. This program is completely anonymous and no questions will be asked and no identification is needed. All meds will be accepted.

Since 2010, 30,785* pounds of unneeded or expired medication, as well as the safe disposal of used needles and other sharps, has been collected during Stark County’s Drug Take Back Days. Through 2014, this successful collaboration was held on the national Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Drug Take Back Day in the fall and spring each year. In 2015, this effort became all local with help from Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery, Drug Free Stark County, Stark County Sheriff’s Office, Tri-County Waste Management District, Stark County Police Chiefs’ Association, Mercy and Aultman Hospitals. Plans are to hold this event annually in the fall.

*We have collected an additional 30,254 pounds of medication between May 2013 to end of year 2018 in permanent drug collection boxes »

2021 Drug Take Back Day locations

Alliance Police Department 470 E. Market St., Alliance, OH 44601

Aultman Hospital 2600 6th St. SW, (Bedford St. Valet Circle) Canton, Ohio 44710

Fairless High School 11885 Navarre Road SW, Navarre, OH 44662

Hartville Police Dept. 202 W. Maple St., Hartville, Ohio 44632

Jackson Township Safety Center 7383 Fulton Drive NW, Massillon, Ohio 44646 (This location ONLY will be collecting 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. ALL other locations collecting 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

Judge Eugene Fellmeth Safety Center 1165 S. Locust St. NW, Canal Fulton, Ohio 44614

Louisville Police Dept. 1150 W. Main St., Louisville, Ohio 44641

Massillon Police Dept. 2 James Duncan Plaza, Massillon, OH 44646

Mercy Medical Center 1320 Mercy Drive NW, Canton, Ohio 44708

Minerva Police Dept. 209 North Market St., Minerva, Ohio 44657

Navarre Police Dept. 555 N. Main St., Navarre, Ohio 44662

North Canton City Hall 145 N. Main St., (Enter parking lot off Ream Ave. NW for entrance to City Hall/Police Department) North Canton, Ohio 44720

Perry Residents Perry Town Center/Levin Mattress, 5119 West Tuscarawas St., Canton, OH 44708

Plain Township Hall 2600 Easton St. NE, Canton, Ohio 44721

Uniontown Police Dept. 1635 Edison St. NW, Uniontown, Ohio 44685

Waynesburg Village Hall 110 N. Main St., Waynesburg, Ohio 44688