National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 26

Residents can dispose of their old or unwanted medications in a safe way at the WGPD.

By Amy Quesinberry Price
| 11:45 a.m. April 4, 2025

West Orange Times & Observer
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Dispose of unused, expired, and unwanted pharmaceutical controlled substances and unwanted household medications at the DEA National Take Back Day, hosted by the Winter Garden Police Department.

The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the WGPD, 251 W. Plant St., Winter Garden.

The drugs collected will be disposed of in a safe and environmentally conscious way. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, drug take-back programs are one of the most effective and sustainable ways to dispose of unused medications.

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Amy Quesinberry Price

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry Price was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.