HPSA

Protect Your Health,
Protect the Environment

Millions of unwanted health products are improperly disposed of each year, harming our environment and health.

Properly disposing of your unwanted Medications and used Medical Sharps through our take-back programs helps protect our communities and the environment.

Protecting the Environment

When health products are flushed, poured down the drain, or thrown in the trash, it can have harmful effects on the environment. By disposing of unwanted medications and used medical sharps properly through a take back program, we can protect our land and waterways from harmful contamination.

Health & Safety

HPSA return programs facilitate the safe management and disposal of unwanted medications and used medical sharps ensuring the health and safety of those in our communities.

safer environment and healthier communities

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Latest News Updates

New Brunswick’s program launch

Feb 26, 2024
Yukon

A Call to Action to New Brunswickers: bring back your unwanted medications and used medical sharps. Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) and Recycle NB announced a new program for New Brunswickers to return unwanted medications and used medical sharps...

CLOSED Job Opening: Bilingual Senior Associate, Programs – Atlantic/East

Nov 17, 2023
Career, New Brunswick, PEI, Quebec

POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Associate, Programs (Atlantic/East) at HPSA supports stakeholder engagement, performs program analytics to support program development, implementation, and performance monitoring, and collaborates with team members across all functions to continuously improve program delivery. Specifically, this role...

CLOSED – Job Opening: Bilingual Manager, Promotions and Communications

Sep 18, 2023
Career, National

POSITION SUMMARY Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) is a non-profit organization committed to facilitating safe disposal programs (stemming from Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) related regulatory requirements) for unwanted medications and used medical sharps, on behalf of its member pharmaceutical...

Members

Take back programs in provinces with regulations that mandate the safe collection and disposal of unwanted medications and used medical sharps.

Collection Location

As the primary point of contact for consumers who use medications and medical sharps, pharmacists play a key role in the safe disposal of these products.

How to safely dispose of your Medications and medical sharps

Medications

If you look in your medicine cabinet, chances are you’ll find expired or unused medications. From tablets you bought just in case you got sick on a trip to the leftover cough syrup to pain medications you didn’t use up to those old birth control pills.

Medical Sharps

If anyone in your household requires medical sharps due to their health condition, it is essential to dispose of them properly. Discarding them in the trash could result in needle stick injuries to household members, pets, housekeepers, janitors, and municipal workers.

The Process