Plymouth and Canton residents can dispose of unused or expired prescription medications for free at nearby Corewell Health collections Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24. Local police departments also offer year-round pill disposal.

Corewell Health is working with local law enforcement in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, according to its Oct. 20 announcement. Its five Southeast Michigan collection sites have different operating dates.

Collections run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at:

  • Corewell Health Wayne Hospital, 33155 Annapolis Road, Wayne.
  • Corewell Health Taylor Hospital, 10000 Telegraph Road, Taylor.
  • Corewell Health Trenton Hospital, 5450 Fort St., Trenton.

Collections run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at:

  • Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, 3601 W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak.
  • Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital Care Center, 44250 Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights.

The service is free and anonymous.

“DEA Take Back Day helps reduce the risk of prescription medication misuse or abuse by providing a safe and convenient way to dispose of unused medications,” Dr. Colleen Lane, Corewell Health’s medical director of addiction medicine, said in the announcement.

Corewell’s announcement lists tablets, capsules, patches and other prescription medications among accepted items. Securely sealed liquid medications in their original containers may also be accepted. Syringes, sharps and illicit drugs are excluded.

State police collection

All 31 Michigan State Police posts will collect unused prescription pills Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to an agency announcement republished by Blue Water Healthy Living.

MSP will not accept liquids, inhalers, patches or syringes. The agency says collected pills will be destroyed and participants will not be questioned.

MSP posts also accept prescription pills year-round from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Options in Plymouth and Canton

The Canton Police Department has a permanent prescription drop box in its lobby at 1150 S. Canton Center Road. It is accessible around the clock, and disposal is free and anonymous, according to the township’s website. Only pills are accepted.

Plymouth’s collection unit is on the main floor of City Hall, 201 S. Main St. It operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., according to the city’s drug collection page.

Plymouth asks visitors to check in at the police counter. Pills must be removed from bottles and placed in plastic bags, or brought in blister packs. Liquids, needles, creams and inhalers are not accepted.

The DEA’s collection-site locator lists additional participating locations searchable by ZIP code.

The national program began in 2010. During its April 2026 collection, the DEA received 642,410 pounds of medications at 4,417 sites. More than 4,400 sites are expected to participate Oct. 24.