The Bath Township Board of Trustees are pleased to offer the community an opportunity to safeguard young adults and protect the local environment by using the red CVS Drug Drop-Off Box. Free prescription drug bags are in the lobby of the Police Department.

The red CVS Drug Drop-Off Box provides a safe method for the disposal of expired or unwanted prescription medicines for pills and capsules only. To access the drug box, please use the intercom in the Police Lobby, and inform the Dispatcher that you would like to drop off medications. The medications you wish to drop off will be inspected by either an officer or dispatcher. If you have needles, liquids, or aerosols, your medication will not be accepted.

Prescription drug abuse by teens and young adults is a serious problem in the United States. As reported in the Partnership for a Drug Free America’s annual tracking study:

  •  1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription pain medication
  •  1 in 5 report abusing prescription stimulants and tranquilizers
  •  1 in 10 has abused cough medication

If you or someone you know is in need of drug and/or alcohol rehabilitation services, a list of providers is available on this link.

Disclaimer: This is not an endorsement of any specific program by the Bath Police Department, but rather general information for public use.

Safe Drug Disposal Box

Inside the Police Department Lobby
3864 West Bath Road

Akron, Ohio 44333

Instructions to dispose of medication:

  1. Please keep the medication in the original container.
  2. Mark out your name and address.
  3. Secure the container.
  4. Deposit it into the red CVS Drug Drop-Off Box.

The Bath Police Department will ensure these unwanted drugs are incinerated as part of the ecological and safe disposal protocol. 

Disposal of Syringes

The red CVS Drug Drop-Off Box is for pills and capsules only.

Syringes, liquids and aerosols cannot be accepted.

For syringe disposal please call 330-926-5600 or contact your local waste hauler for their disposal protocol.

Summit County Public Health's Instructions to dispose of syringes:

  1. Put used syringes or other sharp supplies in a hard plastic or metal container.
  2. Keep the lid securely fastened.
  3. Do NOT use glass or clear plastic containers.
  4. Keep container away from children or pets.
  5. Bring container to Summit County Public Health department to dispose of properly.*
  • Visit the Summit County Public Health website for more information about locations, times, and fees: https://www.scph.org/solid-waste/sharps-disposal
  • The Sharps Program is available through the Graham Road WIC office (739 Graham Road, Stow, Ohio 44224).

There is a fee for sharps disposal.