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CITY OF SUN PRAIRIE HOSTING PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY OCTOBER 22

The City of Sun Prairie, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, will coordinate a Prescription Drug Take Back initiative on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 300 East Main Street. The City of Sun Prairie has a permanent MedDrop box that is open to the public 24 hours a day/7 days a week for citizens to dispose of unused or expired medicine. This MedDrop box is located inside the City Hall near the Police Department entrance.

This effort will continue to bring focus to the issue of prescription controlled substance abuse. The goal of the Take Back Day is to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while also educating the community about the potential for abuse of these medications.

More than two thirds of people who have abused prescription painkillers got them illegally from a friend or family member, said Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel. Wisconsinites can help cut down on prescription drug abuse by storing prescription drugs securely and disposing of unused medication through proper methods, like the DOJ's bi-annual Drug Take Back Day.

Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Water reclamation facilities are not designed to remove all of them and trace amounts of pharmaceuticals are showing up in rivers and lakes around the world.

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, inhalers (now accepted), patches, non-aerosol sprays, creams, vials and pet medications.

Do Not Bring: Illegal drugs, needles/sharps, 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 are not to be collected. Blister packages are acceptable without the medications being removed.

Liquids will be accepted during this initiative. However, the liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging and 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.