{"id":437707,"date":"2026-08-19T22:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T22:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/437707\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T22:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T22:38:17","slug":"new-medication-drop-boxes-available-in-northern-california-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/437707\/","title":{"rendered":"New Medication Drop Boxes Available In Northern California Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Medication Drop Boxes Available in Northern California Communities<\/p>\n<p>New household unwanted medication drop boxes available in Redding and Loyalton, California<\/p>\n<p>Redding, CA \u2013 Two new household unwanted medication drop boxes were recently installed near Northern California rural communities, providing residents in and around Shasta and Sierra Counties with easy access to free unwanted medication disposal. These drop boxes are among the latest additions to MED-Project\u2019s statewide network of convenient drop boxes for household unwanted medication.<\/p>\n<p>Drop boxes are now located at:<\/p>\n<p>CVS Pharmacy, 1060 E Cypress Ave, Redding, CA 96002<br \/>Sierra County Probation Department, 105 Beckwith Street, Loyalton, CA 96118<br \/>In addition to secure drop boxes, MED-Project provides free mail-back services, offering residents an accessible household medication disposal option from the convenience of their homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafe medication disposal should be convenient to access from where you live,\u201d said Dr. Victoria Travis, National Program Director at MED-Project. \u201cEach new drop box brings this important service closer to California residents, making it easier to keep expired or unwanted medications out of homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MED-Project\u2019s state-approved take-back program for household medications has been active across California since 2021. Residents can locate a medication drop box near them, request a mail-back package, or find out about accepted items at MED-Project.org, or (844) MED-PROJECT.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:<br \/>Sarah Stokke, MED-Project, (833) MED-PROJECT \/ (833) 633-7765, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierradailynews.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"196a6a6d7672727c59747c7d34696b76737c7a6d37766b7e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About MED-Project USA<br \/>MED-Project USA is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that develops, implements, and operates safe, effective, and compliant programs for the disposal of household medicine and sharps in adherence with state and local legislation. MED-Project works with national and local chain pharmacies, independent pharmacies, law enforcement agencies, and community-based organizations to educate residents and those who care for them on the proper usage, secure storage, and safe disposal of household medicine and sharps. To learn more, visit med-projectusa.org or call (833)<br \/>MED-PROJECT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Submitted by Megan Bosse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Medication Drop Boxes Available in Northern California Communities New household unwanted medication drop boxes available in Redding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[57713,7,9,8,38479,16062,5444,472],"class_list":["post-437707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-boxes","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-communities","tag-drop","tag-medication","tag-northern"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}