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Drop Off Unwanted, Unused Medications Across Area This Saturday


District Attorney Matt Weintraub at the drug take-back event in last year.
Credit: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office

Residents are invited to conduct some spring cleaning and turn over their unused, unneeded, or expired prescription medications this Saturday.

Bucks County law enforcement will team up with several groups to take part in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a number of locations.

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Authorities said the drugs collected are taken to an out-of-county facility and incinerated.

In fall, Bucks County collected 9,843 pounds of unused, unneeded or expired prescription medications.

Residents can go to any one of the locations in the county – no questions asked – and drop off their medications to local police department sites where an officer and volunteers will be available.

  • Bristol Borough Hall, 250 Pond Street, Bristol
  • Bristol Township Municipal Building, 2501 Bath Road, Bristol
  • Bucks County Free Library, 7311 New Falls Rd., Levittown
  • Falls Township Police Department, 188 Lincoln Highway, Fairless Hills
  • Giant Food Store, 4001 New Falls Road, Middletown
  • Langhorne Borough Hall, 114 East Maple Avenue, Langhorne
  • Levittown Library, 3 Library Way, Levittown
  • Lower Bucks Hospital – Lobby, 501 Bath Road, Bristol
  • Penndel Police Department, 300 South Bellevue Avenue, Penndel
  • St. Mary Medical Center – Main Lobby, 121 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Langhorne
  • Tullytown Police Department, 500 Main Street, Tullytown
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Click here for more information about what medications will be accepted and additional resources.

If you cannot make the Saturday event, there are more than 30 drop-off locations in the county that are permanent.


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