Key:recycling:drugs

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recycling:drugs
Description
This tag indicates the places where expired medicine can be left Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Useful combination
Status: de facto

Expired drugs (medicines). Container available generally in pharmacies.

Note that it is probably more precise to tag it as (less popular) waste=drugs (in combination with amenity=waste_basket or amenity=waste_disposal).

How to map

Add recycling:drugs=* to the node or area, for example:

 amenity=recycling
 recycling_type=container
 recycling:drugs=yes

Possible tagging mistakes

  • recycling:medicines=*🔎
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
  • recycling:medicine=*🔎
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
  • recycling:medical=*🔎
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!