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Check your medicine cabinets today for out-dated or unneeded medication – because the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, and Sheboygan County residents will have four locations ready to properly dispose of them. The four sites, at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, Generations in Plymouth, the Random Lake Fire Department, and the Sheboygan Falls Police Department will be receiving prescription and over-the-counter medications, whether for people, or for pets, as well as vape devices with batteries removed from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Proper disposal is key to avoiding the release of dangerous substances into the environment that can affect wildlife, and could even show up in the water we drink. Equally concerning, unused or unwanted medication can fall into the hands of abusers or children, and so events like the drug take-back day can have multiple, positive effects.
Here’s a full set of guidelines and locations from Healthy Sheboygan County:
- Plymouth – Generations, 1500 Douglas Dr., Plymouth, WI 53073 (this site will be open from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM)
- Random Lake – Random Lake Fire Department, 718 Spring St, Random Lake, WI 53075
- Sheboygan – HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, 3100 Superior Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
- Oostburg – Oostburg Fire Department, 1130 Superior Ave, Ooostburg, WI 53070
If you will be going to the St. Nicholas Hospital drop-off location, use the North Taylor Dr entrance on the western side of the complex, indicated by the arrow. During the day of the event, signs in the parking lot will direct you to the drop-off location, symbolized by a star.
GUIDELINES:
Household waste pharmaceuticals only – no businesses allowed.
Bring: Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, inhalers, non-aerosol sprays, creams, vials and pet medications. It is recommended that participants bring their medications in the original pill containers. You may cross your name off of any labels ahead of time.
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.
- Liquids will be accepted during this initiative. However, the liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging. 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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