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Morris Prosecutor: Operation Take Back for Old or Unused Prescription Drugs Set for Oct. 26
Posted Thursday, October 17th, 2019
Prosecutor Partners with Morris Sheriff and Municipal Police
Operation Take Back, a semi-annual event that encouraged residents to anonymously turn over unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medicine for proper disposal, will be held throughout Morris County on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Sheriff James M. Gannon, Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker, Hanover Township Police Chief Mark Roddy, Morris Plains Chief Jason Kohn, Morris Township Chief Mark DiCarlo, and Randolph Chief David Stokoe are working together to encourage residents to empty their medicine cabinets of old drugs that could eventually get into the wrong hands.
The goal of Operation Take Back, which is coordinated nationally by the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is to reduce abuse and misuse of pharmaceutical drugs.
“The goal of Operation Take Back is to ensure that unused medications are not abused and are removed from our medicine cabinets and other locations” said Prosecutor Knapp. “We hope that our residents will continue to support this important program by participating on October 26th.”
After they are collected, the Prosecutor’s Office and Sheriff’s Office will collect the discarded prescription drugs and properly destroy them in a safe and non-hazardous manner.
On Saturday, Oct. 26, collection sites will be established at the many locations in Morris County, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., including:
- Shoprite of Greater Morristown, 178 East Hanover Ave, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
- Stop and Shop Supermarket, 245 Littleton Road, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950
- ACME Supermarket, 690 Millbrook Road, Randolph, New Jersey 07869
To find out if your town is participating in Operation Take-Back, visit www.dea.gov or contact your local Police Department.
If you are unable drop off your medication at one of these locations, you can utilize any other permanent drop box locations nearest you, which are listed at http://safehealthymorris.org/dropbox
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| HANOVER TOWNSHIP POLICE SHOPRITE OF GREATER MORRISTOWN GROCERY STORE |
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| MORRIS PLAINS PD./MORRIS CO. PROSECUTOR OFFICE MORRIS PLAINS STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKET |
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| RANDOLPH POLICE DEPARTMENT RANDOLPH ACME SUPERMARKET |
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| PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS PD PARSIPPANY POLICE DEPARTMENT |
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| MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT |
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| BOONTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WALMART |
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| CHATHAM TOWNSHIP CVS PHARMACY |
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| HARDING TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT HARDING TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT |
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| ROCKAWAY BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT ROCKAWAY BOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTER |
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| PICATINNY ARSENAL POLICE DEPARTMENT PICATINNY ARSENAL POLICE DEPARTMENT 9737246666 |
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| CHATHAM BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT CVS PHARMACY 973-701-6806 |
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| MORRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WALMART, FLANDERS |
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| JEFFERSON TWP. POLICE DEPARTMENT JEFFERSON TWP. MUNICIPAL BUILDING 973-697-1300 |
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| HOPATCONG BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT HOPATCONG POLICE DEPARTMENT 973-398-5000 |
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| POMPTON LAKES POLICE DEPARTMENT POMPTON LAKES POLICE DWPARTMENT |
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| FAR HILLS PD FAR HILLS PD |
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| If you do not find a collection site near you, please check back frequently, new sites are added every day. | ||||||