{"product_id":"medical-waste","title":"Medical Waste \u0026 Equipment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrescription bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e are typically too small to recycle in curbside recycling (if they are smaller than 2\" x 2\", they will likely fall through the machinery and not be recycled). Larger bottles may be recyclable in your curbside bin, but small bottles should be recycled at Full Circle Sustainability as part of the paid \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fullcirclesustainability.org\/pages\/terracycle-program\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTerraCycle program\u003c\/a\u003e or donated to an organization that can use them. The \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hhhstopeka.org\/wish-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHelping Hands Humane Society\u003c\/a\u003e accepts them to use for pet medications. Ask your vet clinic to see if they could use them as well. Bottles should be cleaned with the label removed as much as possible. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedications\u003c\/strong\u003e may be disposed at the Household Hazardous Waste facility, at the Topeka Police Department, or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov\/pubdispsearch\/spring\/main;jsessionid=T5iHoppzXrFY2ImhvZB66sCfg7xMUrLFRiVppYK4.web1?execution=e1s2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eat these local pharmacies\u003c\/a\u003e. Pet medications no more than 1 yr. expired can be donated to the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestreetdogcoalition.org\/topeka-ks\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTopeka Street Dog Coalition\u003c\/a\u003e. The Street Dog Coalition may also accept some human antibiotics. Contact the organization for details. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharps\u003c\/strong\u003e (needles, syringes, lancets) can be disposed at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.snco.gov\/sw\/hhwaste.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHousehold Hazardous Waste facility\u003c\/a\u003e in a hard plastic or metal container or at the Topeka Police Department (320 S. Kansas Ave., Suite 100).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDurable medical equipment \u003c\/strong\u003e(such as wheelchairs, crutches, grab bars, knee scoolers, and wide variety of other items) may be donated to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Loan Closet of Topeka (Aldersgate Village, 3124 SW Landsdown). Call for hours and information: (785) 925-7663.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopeka Independent Living Resource Center (501 SW Jackson St., Suite 100). Call for hours and information: (785) 233-4572.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHearing aids\u003c\/strong\u003e can be recycled at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nusoundhearing.com\/location\/topeka-ks\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNu Sound Hearing Center\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEyeglasses\u003c\/strong\u003e can be donated for reuse through the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fullcirclesustainability.org\/products\/eyeglasses\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLions Club \"Recycling for Sight\"\u003c\/a\u003e collection program and dropped in the Red Carpet Room of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tscpl.org\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTopeka \u0026amp; Shawnee County Public Library\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nusoundhearing.com\/location\/topeka-ks\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFace masks \u003c\/strong\u003ethat are free of bodily fluids can be recycled at Full Circle Sustainability as part of the paid \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fullcirclesustainability.org\/pages\/terracycle-program\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTerraCycle program\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Full Circle Sustainability","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44914581045384,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/6587\/4824\/files\/Medical.png?v=1775703672","url":"https:\/\/fullcirclesustainability.org\/products\/medical-waste","provider":"Full Circle Sustainability","version":"1.0","type":"link"}