The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is a great opportunity to return unwanted or expired prescription drugs, thereby reducing pollutant loadings into our waterways.
Visit http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/ or call 1-800-882-9539 for more information, including the collection site locator database.
Since the DEA began organizing these take-back events in 2010, more than 4.1 million pounds of unwanted and expired medications have been collected across the United States and several U.S. territories for safe disposal.
To learn how to dispose of drugs safely, visit http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/ppcp/upload/ppcpflyer.pdf.
