SENATOR MARCELLINO ASKS YOU TO “SHED THE MEDS”

Senator Carl L. Marcellino is partnering with the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments to help residents safely dispose of their expired or unused medications.

The “Shed the Meds” programs will take place:

Saturday, May 30^th from 10 am-1 pm

Locust Valley Fire Department, 228 Buckram Road, Locust Valley

Thursday, June 4^th from 3 pm -6 pm

Glenwood Fire Department Station #2,  196 Glen Head Road, Glen Head

 Saturday, June 13^th from 10 am-1 pm

Northport Fire Department, 204 Main Street, Northport

Wednesday, June 24^th from 3 pm-6 pm

Melville Fire Department, 531 Sweet Hollow Rd Melville

Saturday, June 27^th from 10 am-1 pm

Huntington Fire Department,1 Leverich Place, Huntington

Throwing out medication improperly, such as flushing them in the toilet or pouring them down the drain, can cause them to pollute local waterways or our drinking water. Safe disposal helps protect the environment and keeps medications out of the hands of young children or others who would use them improperly. 

Participating in the programs is easy; residents will be able to drive up, drop off their old or unused medications, and drive away. Residents can bring any type of medication for disposal, however needles cannot be accepted. All collected medication will be safely disposed of by officers from the County’s Police Department who will be supervising the program.

“When old medication is just left around the house, there’s a potential for those drugs to be misused by someone else, you just don’t know. However flushing them down the drain is not the answer because they could work their way into our water system. Here on Long Island we drink the water beneath our feet so we must do all we can to continue to protect that supply,” said Senator Carl Marcellino.