National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is back!

20 October 2016

Almost everybody has old prescription drugs cluttering up their bathrooms and other spaces. The trouble is, it’s hard to dispose of them responsibly.

On Saturday, though, it’s easy. A couple of times a year, the Drug Enforcement Administration, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, sponsors the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, where consumers can drop off their old medications for proper disposal.

That day is this Saturday, October 22, from 10 am to 2 pm!

Click here to find a collection site near you.

The first Drug Take-Back Day took place in 2011 and it’s been a success from the outset. In the May 2016 nationwide event, they collected 893,498 pounds — about 447 tons! — of unneeded or expired medications. Those are drugs that might have landed in the landfill and damaged the environment, or perhaps in the hands of abusers or children.

This is a great opportunity to declutter your medicine cabinet!

Tagged with: disposal, medications