Drop Off Expired, Unwanted Meds This Saturday in Ossining and Croton

National Prescription Take-Back Day is this Saturday, Oct. 26. 

In Ossining, 

Alice Joselow, OCTC Coordinator, says that the Ossining Village Police are “key leaders in this [drug collection] initiative and they are also the leaders on this program across Westchester County.” She adds that historically they have taken in over $65,000 worth of drugs every time they do a Take Back day. 

“Please help us continue to keep our community safe from unwanted drugs by supporting this take back effort on Saturday,” Joselow said.

In Croton, 

Drug Take Back Day in Croton will also be held on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Several officers will be manning a table at Croton Commons shopping area on 175 South Riverside Avenue and will accept any drugs you want to get rid of, no questions asked. They do this in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

If you miss this event, the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Department at the Stanley H. Kellerhouse Municipal Buidling, 1 Van Wyck Street, does have a 24-hour way to drop of old, expired and unused meds in their lobby in what is actually an old mailbox that's been painted. 

In Tarrytown, 

the local police there have just purchased a new depository that will also live permanently in their lobby at One Depot Plaza. Read more on the ongoing Tarrytown Take Back program here.