Brunswick — A surplus medication collection program, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, will visit several Mid-coast sites on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Local collection sites are Bath Middle School, 6 Old Bath Road.; Richmond Senior Center, 314 Front St., Richmond; McLellan Building, 85 Union St., Brunswick; Harpswell Town Office, 263 Mountain Road.; and Topsham Municipal Facility, 100 Main St.
The take-back will occur from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local authorities will partner with community organizations to collect unused, unwanted, and expired medications, including pet medications,. After they are collected locally, the medications will be taken into custody by the DEA for proper disposal in a safe and eco-friendly manner.
Medications should be brought to the collection in their original containers with labels with personal information removed or blacked out.
No needles or thermometers will be accepted; for those, visit www.maine.gov/dep/waste/ biomedical<http://www.mai ne.gov/dep/waste/biomedical>/.
For more information about the take-back program, browse www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_ disposal/ takeback.
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