Get Rid Of Unwanted Medications In Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Authorities around Montgomery County will be collected unwanted or expired medications later this month as part of the DEA's nationwide Drug Take Back Day.

The event offers residents a chance to clean out their cabinets and dispose of medications in an environmentally safe way. Ridding medicine cabinets of addictive drugs is one of the most important tactics in fighting the ongoing opioid epidemic, authorities say.

"A key way to make your home safer is to get rid of unwanted medications," District Attorney Kevin Steele. "But we don’t want residents to flush the meds or put them out in the trash—both are unsafe ways to dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications."

It will take place on Saturday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Medicines accepted include prescription and over-the-counter tablets. Needles and "injectable solutions" are not accepted.

Since the program was launched in 2010, the county has collected and disposed of more than 85,000 pounds of medications.

The following police departments and grocery stores are participating in the 2021 event:

• Abington Township Police Department, 1166 Old York Rd., Abington, PA 19001

• Ambler Township Police Department, 131 Rosemary Ave., Ambler, PA 19002

• Collegeville Police Department at the Municipal Building, 491 E. Main St., Collegeville, PA 19426
• Douglass Township Police Department, 1320 East Philadelphia Ave., Gilbertsville, PA 19525

• Franconia Township Police at Franconia Elementary School, 366 Harleysville Pike, Souderton, PA 18964
• Hatboro Police Department, 120 E. Montgomery Ave., Hatboro, PA 19040
• Hatfield Township Police at the Administration Building, 1950 School Rd., Hatfield, PA 19440

• Lansdale Police Department, 1 Vine St., Lansdale, PA 19446
• Limerick Township Police Department, 646 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick, PA 19468
• Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department, 1130 N. Bethlehem Pike, Spring House, PA 19477
• Lower Providence Township Police Department, 100 Parklane Dr., Eagleville, PA 19403
• Lower Merion Police Department, 71 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003
• Marlborough Township Police Department, 6040 Upper Ridge Rd., Green Lane, PA 18054
• Norristown Police Department, 235 E. Airy St., Norristown, PA 19401
• North Wales Borough Police at Borough Hall, 300 School St., North Wales, PA 19454
• Plymouth Township Police Department, 700 Belvoir Rd., Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
• Pottstown Police Department, 100 E. High St., Pottstown, PA 19464
• Springfield Township Police Department, 1510 Paper Mill Rd., Wyndmoor, PA 19038
• Upper Dublin Township Police Department, 801 Loch Alsh Ave., Fort Washington, PA 19034
• Upper Merion Township Police Department, 175 W. Valley Forge Rd., King of Prussia, PA 19406
• Upper Moreland Township Police Department, 117 Park Ave.
• Upper Perk Police Department, 88 W. 6th St., Pennsburg, PA 18073
• West Norriton Township Police Department, 1630 W. Marshall St., Norristown, PA 19403
• West Pottsgrove Township Police Department, 980 Grosstown Rd., Stowe, PA 19464
• Whitemarsh Township Police Department, 616 E. Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hills, PA 19444
• Whitpain Township Police Department, 960 Wentz Rd., Blue Bell, PA 19422
• Giant Food Store (Horsham Township Police), 314 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044
• Giant Food Store (Upper Moreland Police), 314 N. York Rd., both in Willow Grove, PA 19090
• Wegmans at Montgomery Mall (Montgomery Township Police), North Wales, PA
• Wegmans (Upper Merion Police), 1 Village Drive, King of Prussia, PA
• Wegmans (Upper Providence Township Police), 600 Commerce Drive, Collegeville, PA