Do you have unused or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medications in your house? Bring them to us to properly dispose of at our National Drug Take-Back Events!
Our goal is to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposal of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications, while also educating the public about the potential for misuse of these medications. Unused prescription medications in homes create public-health and safety concerns because they can be accidentally ingested, stolen, or misused.
Jefferson County’s Solid Waste Program is partnering with the Johnson Creek, Lake Mills, and Watertown Police Departments to hold three Drug Take-Back events near you in April:
• Wednesday, April 22: Rock Lake Activity Center (Lake Mills), 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Saturday, April 25: Johnson Creek Police Department, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Saturday, April 25: Watertown Walmart, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Note: Lake Mills and Watertown will also accept vaping devices. No need to remove the battery!
What to bring: Prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, non-aerosol sprays, inhalers, creams, vials, and pet medications. Solid, non-liquid medication(s) should be combined into a sealable plastic bag; they do not need to be in their original pill bottles. Blister packages are acceptable without the medications being removed. Liquids, creams, and sprays must be in their original packaging or they will not be accepted.
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).
Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Removing potentially dangerous pharmaceutical and over-the-counter substances from your medicine cabinets helps to prevent them from going into our water supply.
All waste pharmaceuticals collected at this event must be generated by a household. If you have any questions regarding these events, please contact Kim at 920-674-7430 or kimb@jeffersoncountywi.gov.