Morris County law enforcement join National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 26
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, Morris Plains Borough Chief of Police Mike Koroski, Morris Township Chief of Police Robert Shearer, and Randolph Township Chief of Police Will Harzula announce that on Saturday, April 26, they will participate in the annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day program.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a semi-annual event coordinated nationally by the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in which law enforcement agencies at the state, county, and municipal levels work together to host the event across the nation.
The goal of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is to encourage the public to anonymously turn over unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications for proper disposal.
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office has partnered with the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, the Hanover Township Police Department, the Morris Plains Borough Police Department, the Morris Township Police Department, and the Randolph Township Police Department in this effort to reduce the abuse and misuse of pharmaceutical drugs. At the conclusion of the event, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and Morris County Sheriff’s Office will collect the discarded prescription drugs and properly destroy them in a safe, non-hazardous manner.
During this event, satellite collection sites will operate from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the following Morris County locations:
- ACME Supermarket, 690 Millbrook Ave., Randolph, NJ 07869
- Shoprite of Greater Morristown, 178 East Hanover Ave., Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
- Stop and Shop Supermarket, 245 Littleton Rd./US 202, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
If you are unable to drop off your medication at one of these locations, you can find the nearest permanent drop box by clicking here.
