Reuse:
If you can follow their exact instructions for reuse, the nonprofit Matthew 25: Ministries will use them for medical care in developing countries.
Recycling:
Prescription pill bottles are not allowed in residential or transfer station recycling
Ridwell collects them (can be any color as long as they are transparent and have #5 inside the recycling symbol). If you know someone with a Ridwell subscription, save up your bottles (keep the lids on and remove the label if possible or black out personal information) and ask if you can contribute to their collection.
Non-prescription, over-the-counter pill bottles (empty) are accepted in curbside recycling if they are bigger than 4 ounces. If smaller, throw in the trash because they are too small to make it through the sorting process at the MRF (materials recovery facility, or “murf”), where our recycling is sorted and baled, or take to Ulta Beauty at The Trails, 11066 Pacific Crest Pl Ste A120, Silverdale.
Last updated 1/17/2025