Drug Take Back

As part of the “Dose of Reality,” campaign to reduce prescription drug abuse and the unsafe disposing of unwanted medication, there will be a community-wide drug take back initiative at various (additional) locations.
Howards Grove – Village Hall, 913 South Wisconsin Dr.
Oostburg – Municipal Building, 1140 Minnesota Ave.
Plymouth – Generations, 1500 Douglas Dr.
Random Lake – Fire Department, 718 Spring St.

GUIDELINES:

All waste pharmaceuticals must be generated by a household – no businesses are allowed.

Bring: Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, inhalers, non-aerosol sprays, creams, vials and pet medications.

DO NOT BRING:   Illegal drugs, needles/sharps, acids, aerosol cans, bio-hazardous materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas), mercury thermometers.

Participants may dispose of solid, non-liquid medication(s) by removing the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into a disposal box or into a clear sealable plastic bag. Plastic pill containers should not be collected. Blister packages without the medications being removed are acceptable.

Liquids will be accepted during this initiative. However, the liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging and their weight evenly distributed within the boxes of collected solid prescription medications. Liquids without the original packaging will not be accepted.

Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative and should not be placed in collection containers.

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