WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The time to dispose of old medications is just around the corner.

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its biannual Drug Takeback Day nationwide this Saturday, Oct. 24.

Any expired or unused prescription medication can be dropped off at participating locations, no questions asked.

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office is among the participating agencies, with a drop-off site open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Birch Bay Fire Station.

For those unable to make Saturday’s event, dozens of pharmacies across Whatcom County accept old medication dropoffs year-round.

Participating pharmacies in Whatcom and Skagit counties include:

Anacortes

  • Safeway Pharmacy
  • Skidmore Pharmacy

Bellingham

  • Compass Healthcare
  • CVS Pharmacy in Sehome Village
  • Haggen Pharmacy in Barkley Village, Fairhaven and on Meridian Street
  • Hoagland Pharmacy
  • Kaiser on Telegraph Road
  • Safeway Pharmacy in Sunset Square
  • Sea Mar Health Center in Cordata
  • Unity Care Northwest

Burlington

  • Haggen Pharmacy

Everson

  • Nooksack Valley Drug Store

Ferndale

  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Custom Prescription Shoppe
  • Ferndale Pharmacy
  • Haggen Pharmacy
  • Unity Care Northwest

Lynden

  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Fairway Drug
  • Safeway Pharmacy

Mount Vernon

  • Haggen Pharmacy
  • Safeway Pharmacy
  • Sea Mar Health Center
  • Skagit Valley Hospital

Sedro-Woolley

  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Highway 20 Hometown Pharmacy
  • PeaceHealth Medical Center Pharmacy
  • Schaffner Pharmacy