Unused Medicine? Where To Drop It Off Around Chatham

CHATHAM, NJ — Got any unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs? National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 30, and several law-enforcement agencies will set up collection sites for people who want to properly dispose of medicine.

The U.S. Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) coordinate Operation Take Back semi-annually. During Take Back Days, law enforcement at the state, county and local levels run prescription-drug dropoff locations throughout the nation.

The goal of Operation Take Back is to encourage the public to anonymously turn over unneeded prescription medicine for proper disposal. Here's where law enforcement will run collection sites around Chatham from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30:

• CVS (471 Main St., Chatham)
• CVS (641 Shunpike Rd., Chatham Township)
• ShopRite of Greater Morristown (178 E Hanover Ave., Cedar Knolls)
• Stop & Shop (245 Littleton Rd., Morris Plains)
• Ridgedale Middle School (71 Ridgedale Ave., Florham Park)
• Morris Hills Shopping Center (3085 Route 46, Parsippany)
• Wegmans (34 Sylvan Way, Parsippany)

Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll and Sheriff James M. Gannon praised Operation Take Back.

"This operation has proven to be extraordinarily successful in helping to prevent the misuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs," they said in a joint statement. "The partnership of the prosecutor’s and sheriff’s Offices, in coordination with our municipal police departments and local governments, have proven to be an effective team to lead this most worthy effort.”

Morris County also has several permanent dropoff locations. Find out more about Take Back Day here.

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