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Eau Claire County Recycling Program
How & Where to Recycle Specific Materials
Medical Waste - Sharps and Old Medication
Prescription Drug Disposal Program
Eau Claire County residents are able to bring any unwanted or expired pills, capsules, salves, creams or liquids to one of the collection locations listed in the table below.
| Drop-Off Location |
Address |
Hours of Operation |
Contact Person |
Phone |
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Altoona Police
Department
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Altoona Emergency Services Building
1904 Spooner Ave
Altoona, WI 54720 |
Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:00pm
except holidays |
Jean Biesecker,
Administrative Assistant,
Altoona Police Department |
(715) 839-6090 |
Augusta Police
Department |
Augusta City Hall
145 W. Lincoln St
Augusta, WI 54722 |
Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:00pm
except holidays |
Cindy Anderegg,
Deputy Clerk-Treasurer,
City of Augusta |
(715) 286-2555 |
Fall Creek Police
Department |
Fall Creek Village Hall
122 E. Lincoln Ave
Fall Creek, WI 54742 |
Monday-Friday
8:00am-4:30pm
except holidays |
Renee Roemhild,
Clerk-Treasurer
Village of Fall Creek |
(715) 877-2177 |
Eau Claire County
Sheriffs Department |
Eau Claire County Courthouse
721 Oxford Ave, Room 1428
Eau Claire, WI 54703 |
Monday-Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
except holidays |
Todd Andrews
Senior Planner,
Eau Claire County |
(715) 839-5055 |
Sharps
All pharmacies in this list have red sharps containers for sale. Unless otherwise noted, all are located in Eau Claire.
| Name |
Phone |
Address |
Accept Filled Containers? |
| Marshfield Clinic |
858-4811 |
2116 Craig Road. |
Yes - container must have been bought at Clinic |
| Midelfort Pharmacy and Home Medical |
833-6800 |
202 N. Barstow |
Yes; no charge if new container is purchased; otherwise $3.00 charge |
| Midelfort - Clairemont |
838-5000 |
733 W. Clairemont |
Yes |
| Midelfort - Luther |
838-6000 |
1400 Bellinger |
Yes |
| ShopKo |
832-8336 |
955 W. Clairemont |
No |
| Group Health Riverview |
552-7230 |
1000 Starr Ave |
Yes - container must have been bought at Group Health or replacement must be bought there. |
| Group Health Putnam |
552-7210 |
407 E. Clairemont |
Yes - container must have been bought at Group Health or replacement must be bought there. |
| Group Health Oakwood |
552-7220 |
3501 Golf Rd. |
Yes - container must have been bought at Group Health or replacement must be bought there. |
| K-Mart |
834-7380 |
2424 E. Clairemont |
No |
| Eau Claire Pharm. |
833-6767 |
2741 N. Clairemont |
Yes |
| Value Center |
833-6760 |
Mega Foods East |
Yes - container must have been bought at Value Center or there is a $2.00 fee. |
| Value Center |
833-6777 |
2157 East Ridge Center |
Yes -- container must have been bought at Value Center or there is a $2.00 fee. |
| Target |
838-0447 |
3649 S. Hastings |
No |
| Wal-Mart |
834-5966 |
3915 Gateway Dr. |
No |
| Walgreens |
834-3121 |
1819 S. Hastings |
No |
| Walgreens |
852-0063 |
1106 W. Clairemont |
No |
| Fall Creek |
877-2994 |
199 E. Lincoln Fall Creek |
Yes |
| Shong |
286-2515 |
120 W. Lincoln Augusta |
No |
If you have sharps to dispose of but don't have a red container, the following five steps are recommended:
1) Clip the needle with needle clippers or re-cap or re-sheath the sharps;
2) Place the sharps in a rigid plastic container such as a detergent bottle. Milk jugs or coffee cans are not acceptable because the plastic jug and plastic lid are too easily punctured;
3) Clearly label the container with words such as "sharps" or "bio-hazard" and also the words "Do Not Recycle"'
4) Do not add bleach to the container. Bleach might not completely disinfect the sharps and it could spill and injure waste handlers when it is opened;
5) Contact one of the pharmacies above to make arrangements to have the sharps safely disposed of.
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