Operation Take Back New Jersey – Collection of Prescription Drugs – Saturday, Sept. 29
The Ridgewood Police Department will collect prescription drugs on Saturday, September 29th from 10AM to 2PM at Village Hall, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood.
The Ridgewood Police Department, will be hosting an Operation Take Back New Jersey local collection site as part of the Operation Take Back NJ medicine disposal day. The event will take place at the front lobby of the Ridgewood Police Department located on the second floor of Village Hall, 131 N. Maple Ave. Ridgewood NJ 07450 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2012. This initiative, open to all residents, was organized to encourage local community residents to properly dispose of their unused, unwanted and expired medicine.
The Ridgewood Police Department would like to encourage the residents of Ridgewood to take this opportunity to safely discard their expired and/or unused prescription medications. This program helps to reduce the opportunity for prescription drug abuse and provides an environmentally safe method for the disposal of these drugs.
This statewide effort, with the majority of New Jersey police departments participating, is being spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the NY/NJ HIDTA, and the New Jersey National Guard. Ridgewood residents looking for information on the program and local collection sites should visit www.operationtakebacknj.com.
