Give Maplewood Cops Your Drugs Saturday

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Residents with unused prescriptions medications now have a safe place to dump them, as the Maplewood Police Department is accepting them as part of Rx Take Back Day Saturday.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. those interested can drop off medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maplewood Police Headquarters, located at 1618 Springfield Ave. This program affords residents the opportunity to rid their homes of medications no longer needed, and at the same time help prevent these pills from possibly falling into the wrong hands.

This is an anonymous program and no questions will be asked. Medications can be disposed of in their original containers directly into the collection box and no inventory will be conducted. Liquids medications should be kept in their original, tightly sealed containers.

Those needing a place near to Maplewood to drop off medications can use the following locations:

• Belleville Police Dept. 152 Washington Ave., Belleville
• Bloomfield Police Dept. 1 Municipal Plaza, Bloomfield
• Caldwell Police Dept. 1 Provost Square, Caldwell
• East Orange Police Dept. 230 Fairfield Road., Fairfield
• Glen Ridge Police Dept. 3 Herman St., Glen Ridge
• Irvington Police Dept. 1 Civic Square, Irvington
• Livingston Police Dept. 333 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston
• Millburn Police Dept. 435 Essex St., Millburn
• Montclair Police Dept. 647 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair
• Newark Police Dept. 480 Clinton Ave., Newark
• N. Caldwell Police Dept. 136 Gould Ave., North Caldwell
• Nutley Police Dept. 228 Chestnut St., Nutley
• West Orange Police Dept.60 Main St., West Orange

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