Free Medicine Disposal Bags Available For Pickup In Plymouth On National Prescription Drug Take Back Day On April 24

Press release from the City of Plymouth:

April 15, 2021

In recognition of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Plymouth residents may pick up free medicine disposal bags 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 24, at the Plymouth Public Safety Building, 3400 Plymouth Blvd.

Up to two free drug disposal bags are available per household, while supplies last, which allow for safe disposal of small amounts of unwanted/unused medications in the trash. No medication will be collected at this event.

The bags contain activated carbon, which neutralizes the medication and prevents it from contaminating the groundwater. Once deactivated, residents can put the omni-degradable bag in the trash.

Properly disposing of unused or unwanted medicine is vital to prevent abuse or poisoning, and protect the environment.

National Prescription Drug Take Back day is promoted by the Drug Enforcement Administration to help prevent drug addiction and overdose.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States from May 2019-2020 – the highest number of overdose deaths recorded in a 12-month period.

For more information or to view other medication disposal options, visit plymouthmn.gov/medicine.

This press release was produced by the City of Plymouth. The views expressed here are the author’s own.