AARP Kentucky, Catholic Charities, Community Action Partnership, KIPDA (Kentucky Indiana Planning & Development Agency), Louisville Metro Police, Louisville Metro Solid Waste, Senior Pharmacy Solutions and TRIAD are teaming up to provide opportunities for Louisville residents to safely dispose of their expired pharmaceutical products. SIX DRUG TOSS EVENTS are being sponsored by the above partners in Louisville Metro from May 20 to May 22nd.
Pharmaceutical products should never be flushed down the toilet or drain, burned in the open or thrown in the trash because:
- These items can contaminate the environment if they get into the drinking and ground water.
- Pharmaceuticals may kill bacteria or produce drug resistance bacteria in sewage treatment plants and septic systems if flushed down the drain.
- Burning can release toxic pollutants into the air.
- If these items are scavenged from your trash receptacles the drugs can be illegally used or sold.
- If taken by mistake can cause serious health problems.
Here are some of the items Drug Toss organizers are encouraging residents to bring in:
- All expired prescription drugs
- All unsealed cough syrups, eye drops or nose sprays
- All prescription medications that should have been kept cold but were not
- All bulk or loose pills and capsules
- All unsealed tubes of creams, ointments, etc.
Representatives from Louisville Metro Police and Louisville Metro Solid Waste will be on hand to make sure the products will be disposed of safely. Residents are urged to black out all personal information on the pharmaceutical containers.
Here are the dates and locations for
the six Drug Toss events:
Tuesday, May 20
St. Denis Church
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
4205 Cane Run Road
Tuesday, May 20
Franciscan Health Care Center
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
3625 Fern Valley Road
Wednesday, May 21
Christopher East
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
4200 Browns Lane
Wednesday, May 21
The Forum at Brookside
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
200 Brookside Drive (Off Shelbyville Road across from Douglass Hills)
Thursday, May 22
Christian Care Communities
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
960 South 4th Street
Thursday, May 22
Sun Valley Community Center
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
6505 Bethany Lane