Kyle Police Department hosting 2022 Prescription Drug Take Back Day

KYLE — The City of Kyle Police Department partnered with Texas Water Utilities is hosting the 2022 Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The collection site is Kyle Police Department, 111 N Front St.

Drugs disposed of improperly, especially by flushing, can contaminate ground water and seep through wastewater treatment plants into rivers and lakes, causing antibiotics, hormones, and other drugs to pollute our community’s waterways. The take back program encourages people to properly dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications to help protect our water sources and wildlife.

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 also 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.

For more information on the Kyle Police Department medication disposal site, go to www.cityofkyle.com/police/prescription-drug-take-back-event. For more information about National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, go to deatakeback.com.