Prescription Drugs 

There are a number of items you shouldn’t flush down the toilet and topping that list is prescription drugs!  Treatment plants like VVWRA are not designed to filter prescription and over-the-counter drugs from the recycled water they produce. If flushed, the drugs can cause environmental damage, so it’s important to dispose of these things properly. Drugs can be taken to local household hazardous waste disposal sites. Occasionally, local agencies host “drop off” events.

Apple Valley Household Hazardous Waste Disposal:

Public Works Yard 13450 Nomwaket Rd. (between Ottawa & Powhatan)

Open most Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm

Apple Valley Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

Hesperia Household Hazardous Waste Facility:

17443 Lemon St.

Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 am to 1 pm, Saturday 9 am to 3 pm

Hesperia Household Hazardous Waste Facility

Victorville Household Hazardous Waste Collection site:

Located on Loves Lane off of Desert Knolls Dr., behind the SB County Fairgrounds

Open Wednesday and Sundays, 9 am to 4 pm

Adelanto resident can drop off items here

Victorville Household Hazardous Waste Center

No Drugs Down the Drain

Wipes

We also request that you don't flush any type of wipes, even those that say they are flushable. They can clog pipelines and cause damage to our equipment.