BUCYRUS — Drug Take Back Day – Operation Medicine Cabinet will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, and will offer residents the opportunity to rid of unwanted medications they may have in their homes.

The Galion and Bucyrus police departments, along with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, will be participating in the event.

“This is an opportunity for anyone to safely dispose of any and all outdated or unused solid medications. By removing these from your home, it eliminates the possibility of the prescriptions getting into the hands of those they were not intended for,” Galion Police Chief Brain Saterfield said. “On April 27, we will have someone at the main lobby at Avita Galion Hospital taking old medications.”

Saterfield also reminds residents that there is a permanent drop box in the lobby of his department all year round.

The Bucyrus Police Department will be a drop off location for Bucyrus residents.

“The Bucyrus Police Department participates in this program in conjunction with other programs on the same day across the nation in coordination with DEA and our area task force METRICH Enforcement Unit,” Bucyrus Police Chief Dave Koepke said.

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office has a permanent drop box in the lobby of that department, located at 3613 Stetzer Road, and the location for Bucyrus is in the lobby of Bucyrus City Hall, 500 S. Sandusky Ave.

According to the Bucyrus Police Department, Operation Medicine Cabinet and other collection programs protect children, water and food supplies, and decrease prescription drug abuse by making it easier for residents to properly dispose of unused or expired medication. This is a completely confidential program. No personal information will be collected.

Residents are asked to please remove all prescription labels before arriving at the drop box site.

Here’s what you CAN bring:

  • Prescription pills of any kind
  • Over-the-counter medications
  • Medication samples
  • Pet medications
  • Vitamins

Here’s what you CANNOT bring:

  • Needles, syringes, lancets
  • Thermometers, Aerosol cans
  • IV bags, Hydrogen peroxide
  • Bloody or infectious waste
  • Empty containers
  • Personal products
  • (non-medicated shampoo, etc.)