Medication Return Program
The Southington and Bristol Water Departments, in conjunction with STEPS and other local volunteers, will be hosting the 4th Annual free Medication Return Program for town residents on Saturday April 28, 2012. The program will be at the SWD Headquarters, 605 West Queen St, Southington, CT from 10 AM to 2 PM.
This free event is an opportunity for you to clean out your medicine cabinets and bring all expired and unwanted medication (prescription, vitamins, over-the-counter and veterinary) for proper disposal. All medicine will be disposed of properly by incineration and no medicine will be re-used or re-sold. Also, thermometers, needles or medical waste of any type will not be accepted.
All medicines returned should be in their original bottle with the name and address of the patient crossed off with a permanent maker. If you do not have a marker one will be provided at the event. Be sure to leave the name of the medication visible for the pharmacist’s review. A law enforcement officer will be in attendance per State and Federal laws.
You will be asked a few general questions, such as town of residence, why the medication is no longer wanted and how did you hear about this event. No personal information will be requested.
This event will not only help keep Southington drinking water clean, but will also help protect the health of our children and the environment.
For more information, call the Southington Water Department at 860-628-5593.
Hope to see you there on Saturday, April 28th from 10am to 2pm!
