UNWANTED Prescription Drug Take-Back Event – october 22
Wisconsin will host its next Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in October! The City of Lake Mills Police Department along with the Jefferson County Solid Waste Program will be hosting a special collection event at the Rock Lake Activity Center (RLAC) at 229 Fremont Street, Lake Mills WI on Tuesday, October 22 from 11 – 1 p.m. Residents are encouraged to bring their unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications for proper disposal! The Jefferson County Drug Free Coalition will also be on hand to provide resources!
What to Bring: Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, non-aerosol sprays, inhalers, creams, vials and pet medications. Solid, non-liquid medication(s) should be combined into a sealable, plastic bag; they do not need to be in their original pill bottles. Blister packages are acceptable without the medications being removed. Liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging. Liquids, creams and sprays without the original packaging will not be accepted.
Do Not Bring: Illegal drugs, needles/sharps, aerosol cans, bio-hazardous materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), mercury thermometers, personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens, etc.), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas).
The goal of the event is to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of these medications. Unused prescription medications in homes create a public health and safety concern because they can be accidentally ingested, stolen, misused, and abused.
Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Removing potentially dangerous pharmaceutical substances from our medicine cabinets helps to prevent them from going into our water supply.
All waste pharmaceuticals collected at this event must be generated by a household. If you have any questions regarding this event, please feel free to contact Kim at 920-674-7430 or [email protected]