KYLE — Texas Water Utilities will continue its partnership with the Kyle Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a medication disposal site on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Kyle residents and neighbors are invited to attend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Kyle Public Safety Center and Police Department, which is located at 1700 Kohlers Crossing.
Prescription drugs disposed of improperly through flushing or drains can affect the chemical balance of the drinking water supply and pollute our waterways with antibiotics, hormones and other drugs that negatively impact aquatic life, according to a news release. The take back program encourages people to properly dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications to help protect our environment.
Participants can safely dispose of controlled and uncontrolled substances, over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, creams, non-aerosol sprays, vials and pet medications. Used needles and other sharps will not be accepted. All accepted medications will be properly destroyed.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides an opportunity for communities to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths by ensuring that prescription drugs are not misused and do not end up in the wrong hands. Earlier this year, Kyle residents properly disposed of 115 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medications at the drug collection site.
