Medication Return Box
From
Lower Windsor Township
Sent
Wed, Feb 14 @ 12:14pm
Where
2425 Craley Rd, Wrightsville, PA 17368, USA
Description
In 2023, the York County Solid Waste Authority (YCSWA) disposed of a total of 3.57 tons of unused and expired residential medication collected via the YCSWA’s secure Medication Return Box Program, community drug take-back events and illegal drugs delivered by law enforcement for destruction.
Currently, 20 York County police department locations partner with the YCSWA to host Medication Return Boxes in their police department lobbies. The Medication Return Box Program provides a secure disposal option for unwanted medications from residential sources at no cost to the public or to law enforcement agencies. All York County police departments have been invited to participate. Illegal drugs captured by law enforcement are also destroyed at no cost.
These secure boxes, purchased by YCSWA from MedReturn, work like a mailbox: once medications are deposited, they cannot be retrieved and are contained in a locked compartment accessible only by law enforcement. The heavy-duty metal box bolts to the floor and wall. Medications collected in the program are delivered by law enforcement to the YCSWA’s waste-to-energy facility for safe and complete destruction. Law enforcement also maintains the box and secures medications that are received until they can be destroyed.
YCSWA’s waste-to-energy facility, the York County Resource Recovery Center (YCRRC), is equipped with state-of-the-art combustion technology and air emission controls making it York County’s best waste management tool for destruction of medications and illegal drugs seized in law enforcement actions. The facility’s operator, Covanta York Renewable Energy, also supports this method that ensures complete destruction of medications and illegal drugs at the YCRRC.
Residents interested in dropping medication at a Medication Return Box should remove their personal information from containers before depositing them in the box. ONLY RESIDENTIAL prescription medications are accepted. Pet medications are also accepted. Pharmacies, hospitals and other commercial sources of medications are not eligible to participate. Syringes and other sharps are not accepted in this program. The public may deposit unwanted medications anonymously in the boxes during lobby hours as listed below, except on holidays.
Lower Windsor Township Police Department, 2425 Craley Rd, Wrightsville, PA. Open Monday through Friday from 8AM to 4:30PM.
This notification was posted by Lower Windsor Township. Lower Windsor Township is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
