News relase from Allen County TRIAD:
Unwanted/expired medication disposal day today
Friday, September 25, 2015, 9am – 1pm(September 22, 2015) – Flushing old pills down the toilet or throwing them into the trash can have serious consequences for drinking water and the environment. September 25th is the day to bring unwanted/expired medication in their original bottles or packages (no liquids accepted) to these select Walgreen’s locations for drop-off:
- 5830 N. Clinton Street at St. Joe Center Road
- 6202 W. Jefferson Blvd. at Getz Road
- 6730 Bluffton Road at Lower Huntington Road
- 330 W. State Street at Wells Street
- 907 Lincoln Highway West at Brookwood (New Haven)
- 10170 Maysville Road at Chapel Ridge
- 1701 E. Paulding Road at South Anthony Blvd.
- 1610 W. Cook Road at Lima Road
- 5435 E. Dupont Road at Tonkel Road
- 10211 Chestnut Plaza Drive at Scott Road (Chestnut Hills)
- 11932 Lima Road at Carroll Road
- 10412 Coldwater Road at Dupont Road
- 2410 N. Coliseum Blvd. at East State Street
- 6201 Stellhorn Road at Maplecrest Road
• 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd. (Lutheran Hospital)For those unable to make the Walgreen’s collection dates, there are also ongoing collection sites (for pills only) at:
- Indiana State Police Post (5811 Ellison Rd.)
- Fort Wayne Police (Edwin J. Rousseau Centre Lobby, One East Main St)
- New Haven Police (815 Lincoln Highway East)
- Allen County Sheriff (Huntertown Town Hall open from 8:30am-4:30pm)
Since the program started in 2003 there has been over 38,167 lbs. collected.
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