Prescription Bottles

Prescription bottles, or pill bottles, can’t be recycled at curbside or transfer stations. They’re often made from polypropylene, or #5 plastic, which sorting machines find tricky to handle. While they can be recycled in theory, they usually slip through the machinery, so special mail-back or drop-off programs are needed.

Check out VT’s mail-back program for more info (unfinished or expired prescriptions)!