By the Numbers: 'Drug Take Back' Totals from Waukesha County Communities

WAUKESHA COUNTY -- On October 22, 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) coordinated a Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative throughout Wisconsin. The focus was on removing potentially dangerous pharmaceutical substances from our state's medicine cabinets and preventing them from going into our water supply.

The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with the Department of Justice as well as the City of Brookfield, City of Muskego, City of Oconomowoc, City of Delafield, City of New Berlin, City of Waukesha Village of Menomonee Falls, Village of Elm Grove, Village of Mukwonago, Village of Eagle, Village of Hartland and Village of Pewaukee at collections sites for the take back event.

In all, residents in these communities got rid of 4,562.2 pounds of unwanted medications, preventing them from polluting area water supplies or being mis-used by well-meaning (or nefarious) people.

The Waukesha County collection results are as follows in pounds:

City of Brookfield – 242.8
City of Delafield – 189.4
Village of Elm Grove – 79.2
City of Oconomowoc – 311
Village of Pewaukee – 424.6
Village of Hartland – 823.6
City of Muskego – 350.8
Waukesha County Sheriff – 718.6
Village of Eagle – 48.8
City of Waukesha – 309.0
Village of Mukwonago – 217.8
Village of Menomonee Falls – 51.6
City of New Berlin – 795

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