Those with unused or expired prescription medication will have a chance to safely and anonymously throw out their drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Birch Bay Vogt Library Express, 7948 Birch Bay Drive.
In partnership with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, the library is participating in the nationwide Take Back Day that is organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Twice a year, thousands of people across the country dispose of their unused, unwanted or expired medications so they don’t get into the wrong hands.
During the last Take Back Day in October, the DEA collected 286 tons of prescription drugs from over 4,300 sites.
Over the course of 29 National Take Back Days, more than 20 million pounds of drugs have been responsibly disposed — that’s over 10,000 tons out of bathroom medicine cabinets.
The Birch Bay library is one of two Whatcom County collection sites, with the other being Bellingham Police Department headquarters.
