(WKOW) — A nationwide movement is working to get old prescription medications out homes and disposed of properly.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 26 and many locations in southern Wisconsin are participating.
Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Removing potentially dangerous pharmaceutical substances from medicine cabinets helps to prevent them from going into our water supply.
List of locations in Dane County participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day:
- Marshall Police Dept.
- 130 S. Pardee St., Marshall
- October 24th & 25th
- 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Cross Plains Police Dept.
- 2417 Brewery Rd., Cross Plains
- October 26th
- Call for hours
- Belleville Police Dept.
- 31 E. Main St., Belleville
- October 26th
- Call for hours
- Stoughton Fire Dept.
- 381 E Main St., Stoughton
- October 26th
- 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Medicine Shoppe
- 4205 Monona Dr., Monona
- October 26th
- 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Verona City Center
- 111 Lincoln St., Verona
- October 26th
- 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Walmart – East Madison
- 3710 E. Washington Ave., Madison
- October 26th
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Walmart West Madison
- 7810 Mineral Point Rd., Madison
- October 26th
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Walmart Sun Prairie
- 1905 McCoy Rd., Sun Prairie
- October 26th
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Urban League Greater Madison
- 2222 S. Park St., Madison
- October 26th
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Oregon Police Dept.
- 383 Park St., Oregon
- October 26th
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- McFarland Fire Dept.
- 5915 Milwaukee St., McFarland
- October 26th
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
If you plan on bringing medication to one of the collection sites, organizers are asking that you follow these guidelines:
Bring- Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, non-aerosol sprays, inhalers, creams, vials and pet medications. Simply put your medications in a resealable plastic bag.
Do Not Bring- Illegal drugs, needles/sharps, aerosol cans, bio-hazardous materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), mercury thermometers, personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens, etc…), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas).
To find a location near you, clickHERE.
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