The Village of Ontario, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration, will coordinate a prescription-drug take-back initiative Saturday, April 30, at the Ontario Police Department (below the Ontario Public Library).
The goal of the take-back day is to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal while also educating the community about the potential for abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal of these medications.
Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Water reclamation facilities are not designed to remove all of them, and trace amounts of pharmaceuticals are showing up in rivers and lakes around the world.
GUIDELINES
All waste pharmaceuticals must be generated by a household — no businesses are allowed.
Bring prescription (controlled and non-controlled) and over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, non-aerosol sprays, creams, vials and pet medications.
Participants may dispose of solid, non-liquid medications by removing the medication from its container and disposing of it directly into a disposal box or into a clear sealable plastic bag. Plastic pill containers should not be collected.Blister packages are acceptable without the medications being removed.
Liquids will be accepted during this initiative. However, the liquids, creams and sprays must be in their original packaging. Liquids without the original packaging will not be accepted.
Do no bring illegal drugs, needles/sharps, inhalers, aerosol cans, bio-hazardous materials (anything containing a bodily fluid or blood), personal care products (shampoo, soaps, lotions, sunscreens), household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, oil, gas), or mercury thermometers.
Illicit substances such as marijuanaor methamphetamine are not a part of this initiative and should not be placed in collection containers.