Drug Drop Box

Location & Availability

Public Safety Building
201 W Washington Street
East Peoria, IL 61611

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Restricted to non-commercial use only.

About the Drop Box

A drop box residents can use for disposal of expired and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications has been installed in front of the East Peoria Public Safety Building.

A repurposed mailbox, painted white and labeled as a prescription drop box, has been installed in front of the public safety building, which houses the East Peoria Police and Fire departments, at 201 West Washington Street. The box is monitored by cameras.

Drug Drop-Off Box

Items Accepted

  • Capsules
  • Patches
  • Pills
  • Tablets

Medications should be removed from their containers, and the drugs should be placed in a zipped plastic bag. The drugs in the drop box will be incinerated.

Items Not Accepted

  • Aerosols such as nebulizers and asthma inhalers
  • Gels
  • Liquids such as cough syrup
  • Needles