Kyle Police Department and Texas Water Utilities Host National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Site

KYLE, TEXAS –– The Kyle Police Department and Texas Water Utilities, which provides water service to many Kyle residents, will continue their partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a medication disposal site on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Kyle residents and neighbors are invited to attend on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kyle Public Safety Center and Police Department located at 1700 Kohlers Crossing. 

Prescription drugs disposed of improperly through flushing or drains can affect the chemical balance of the drinking water supply and pollute our waterways with antibiotics, hormones, and other drugs that negatively impact aquatic life. The take back program encourages people to properly dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications to help protect our environment. 

Participants can safely dispose of controlled and uncontrolled substances, over-the-counter medications, ointments, patches, creams, non-aerosol sprays, vials and pet medications. Used needles and other sharps will not be accepted. All accepted medications will be properly destroyed.  

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides an opportunity for communities to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths by ensuring that prescription drugs are not misused and do not end up in the wrong hands. Earlier this year, Kyle residents properly disposed of 115 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medications at the drug collection site. 

More information is available at www.cityofkyle.com/police/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-1. 

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About City of Kyle 

The City of Kyle is located in the heart of the I-35 Innovation Corridor, just 26 miles south of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport & 50 miles north of San Antonio International Airport. Kyle is the second largest city in Hays County and is poised to become the largest — with a population that grew from 5,000 citizens in 2000 to just over 50,000 in 2020. We are the designated Pie Capital of Texas and home of the annual Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival. For more information, go to CityofKyle.com. 

About Texas Water Utilities  

Texas Water Utilities is the second largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility in Texas, providing service to more than 45,000 water connections and 18,000 wastewater connections. Committed to Texas since 1996, Texas Water Utilities owns 154 water and 30 wastewater systems across 38 Texas counties. As a company with deep Texas roots, Texas Water Utilities employs almost 180 Texans who work to maintain our water infrastructure and invest in the future of Texans. Water empowered. For Texans, by Texans. Additional information may be found on the company’s website.