Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler announced another opportunity for residents to easily dispose of unneeded and expired prescription drugs during the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30. The program held each spring and fall, is conducted by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Mercer County residents can dispose of unused and expired prescription medicines by bringing them to the parking lot in front of the Mercer County Administration Building at 640 South Broad St. in Trenton, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible method for disposing of prescription drugs. The safe-disposal program helps keep prescription drugs from falling into the hands of those who might make them available for abuse and prevents them from being flushed into the water supply or thrown into the trash and easily found.
“By properly disposing of unused prescription drugs from our medicine cabinets, we help to prevent theft, misuse, and abuse,” said Kemler.
Hypodermic needles of any kind cannot be accepted. For more information, on Prescription Drug Take-Back Day and the safe disposal of prescription drugs, contact the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office at 609-989-6111.
