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kaethe in naturalliving

"Recycling" vitamins/supplements

Nov 07, 2009 10:52

I have quite a few bottles of vitamins/supplements that I don't need/won't use. Many are unopened, but some have been opened and partially used. I need to get rid of all of them. I'm not a big fan of the idea of dumping them all in the trash because that doesn't seem environmentally friendly, but what are my other options? I thought about ( Read more... )

nutritional supplements/vitamins

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annabeliss November 7 2009, 16:54:44 UTC

Give them out to friends and relatives

They usually do last longer than the exp date vixter November 7 2009, 16:59:03 UTC

Try freecycle. I have composted some of mine that were really old.

Re: They usually do last longer than the exp date stainedfeathers November 7 2009, 18:09:03 UTC

Freecycle doesn't allow sale of drugs of any kind, including vitamins:

"KEEP IT FREE, LEGAL & APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES. This means, for example, no pornography, alcohol, tobacco, drugs (of any kind, including all medicines, vitamins, creams, etc.), firearms or other weapons. Two strikes and you're out of the group. This is our main Freecycle rule to live by and it's a pretty easy one at that. No advertising your yard sale, please, as you're asking for money and that isn't free."

Re: They usually do last longer than the exp date twostepsfwd November 8 2009, 02:02:40 UTC

Some Freecycle lists, esp ones not associated with Freecycle.org, do allow you to offer vitamins and herbal supplements

thepeculiarcat November 7 2009, 17:07:32 UTC

When my grandfather passed away we donated his medications to a free clinic. There weren't any vitamins in the mix, but, if you have a free clinic near you, they may be interested. It's worth asking, at least.

iluvrob20 November 7 2009, 17:11:16 UTC

similar to this. if there isnt a free clinic near by see if any churches near you are doing medical missions. we gave out a lot of vitamins on our medical mission.

annabeliss November 7 2009, 17:25:45 UTC

If you don't find a new user to your pills, or they are out of date, you can take all the medicines & vitamines & other pills to the pharmacy where they will dispose them. (At least in Scandinavia). I don't think it is good to compost them.

she_enslaves_me November 7 2009, 17:50:03 UTC

they do this at walgreens in the us. They get sent back to the manufacturer.

twostepsfwd November 8 2009, 02:02:13 UTC

I Freecycle stuff like this or put it on Craigslist. It would be kind of ridiculous to try to sell them, but people are often happy to take them for free. They are treated as food substances byt he FDA so there shouldn't be any issues with giving them away.