There are two locations in Burnett County participating in the National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26th, 2025. Burnett Medical Center, in partnership with the Grantsburg Police Department will be at the entrance of Burnett Medical Center. Burnett County Public Health, in partnership with the St. Croix Tribal Police will be in the parking lot of the St. Croix Casino in Danbury.

The Prescription Drug Take-Back Day goal is to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal of prescription medications, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of these medications. Unused prescription medications in homes create a public health and safety concern because they can be accidentally ingested, stolen, misused, and abused.

Mark your calendar, from 9:00am-12:00pm for Saturday, April 26, 2025, anyone is welcome to come and safely and anonymously dispose of unused or expired medicines and controlled substances.

There will be free drug lock boxes, sharp containers, and drug deactivation packets handed out, thanks to Burnett County Public Health.

Accepted Items:
Prescription medications (Schedules II-V controlled substances and non-controlled drugs)
Over-the-counter medications
Inhalers
Liquid medication bottles-less than 4 oz. in zip-lock bag
Patches
Pet medications also accepted

Not Accepted Items:
Illegal (Schedule I) drugs
Medical devices, Batteries
Aerosol cans
Chemicals
Mercury-containing devices
Radiopharmaceuticals
Liquid antineoplastic agents (Such as chemotherapy drugs and cytotoxic drugs)

For this Take Back Day only – You can also drop off sharps. Needles, syringes and/or diabetic lancets in specific sharps containers from hospitals or pharmacies or hard plastic containers with lids.

New! Burnett Medical Center now has an Electronic Smoking Device/Vape disposal box and will be accepting them, without batteries, on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, as well.