On Saturday, April 30 th , 2016 the Wayland Police Department participated in the “Prescription Drug Take Back Day” sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency. A Wayland police officer was on hand to process the drugs that were
turned in by the public at the Wayland Public Safety Building.

During the four-hour period, 34 members of the public turned in prescription drugs that were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Agency for proper disposal. These drugs, combined with drugs collected in the prescription drug drop off box during the past six months, weighed 330 pounds.

The program was a success in that these drugs will never be stolen or used by people they were not prescribed to. Also, they will not have an adverse effect on the environment by ending up in a landfill or water treatment facility.

The Wayland Police Department reminds residents that they may drop off unused prescription drugs in the drop-off box located in the lobby of the Wayland Public Safety Building at any time.