National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is scheduled for Oct. 26.
Residents can safely dispose of unused and expired prescription medicines by bringing them to the parking lot in front of the Mercer County Administration Building, 640 South Broad Street, Trenton. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The drop-off service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is designed to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while educating the public about the potential abuse of medications.
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.
During the six previous Take-Back events, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in conjunction with state, county and local law enforcement partners, collected nearly 3 million pounds of prescription medications.
For more information call (609) 989-6111.
