Saturday is Drug Take Back Day in Maine, and local law enforcement agencies will be manning collection sites statewide for folks to dispose of unwanted prescription medication.

The previous nine take backs yielded 152,720 tons of “old, expired, unused” drugs, according to information posted on the Maine Sheriffs’ Association’s website. As part of the program, drugs are collected and incinerated to prevent people from flushing them down the toilet, which could lead to medication entering our drinking water, the website states.

The event will span from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, according to the website, and include several collection sites in York County.

In Biddeford, officers will be collecting medication at the Biddeford Police Department, at 39 Alfred St., as well as the Public Works Department, at 371 Hill St. An April 14 post on the Biddeford Police Department’s Facebook page stated that BPD officers will also be collecting medication at Market Basket, at 220 Mariner Way.

In Saco, officers will be collecting medication at the Saco Community Center, at 75 Franklin St., and in Old Orchard Beach, the take back will occur at the Old Orchard Beach Police Station, at 16 E Emerson Cummings Blvd.

In Sanford, officers will be collecting medication at the Sanford Police Department, at 935 Main St., as well as in the Marden’s parking lot, at 1247 Main St.

In the Kennebunks, take backs will occur at Hannaford Supermarket, at 65 Portland Road, and the Kennebunkport Police Department, at 101 Main St.

In Wells, officers will be collecting medication at York Hospital’s Wells Urgent Care, at 114 Sanford Road, and in Ogunquit, the take back will occur at the Ogunquit Transfer Station, at 28 Spring Hill Road.

The York County Sheriff’s Office will have officers on hand to collect medication at Hannaford Supermarket, at 20 Sokokis Trail in Waterboro, on Saturday, as well.

The take back program is anonymous, and no questions will be asked, according to the BPD Facebook post. A complete list of collection sites can be found at www.mainesheriffs.org.