Kyle Police Department Partners with Texas Water Utilities for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

• DATE/TIME: Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
• LOCATION: Kyle Police Department, 111 N. Front St. 
• WEBSITE: www.cityofkyle.com/police/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-0 

KYLE, TEXAS – The Kyle Police Department and Texas Water Utilities, which provides water service to many Kyle residents, will continue its partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a medication disposal site on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kyle Police Department, 111 N. Front St. 

Drugs disposed of improperly, especially by flushing, can contaminate ground water and seep through wastewater treatment plants into rivers and lakes, causing antibiotics, hormones, and other drugs to pollute our community’s waterways. The take back program encourages people to properly dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications to help protect our water sources and wildlife. 

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 also 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, the Texas Water Utilities and Kyle PD drug take back partnership helped Kyle residents properly dispose of 274 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medications. 

For more information, go to www.cityofkyle.com/police/national-prescription-drug-take-back-day-0. 

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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 52,300 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, a business unit of SouthWest Water Company, is the second largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility in Texas, providing service to more than 44,000 water connections and 17,700 wastewater connections. Committed to Texas since 1996, Texas Water Utilities owns 149 water and 31 wastewater systems across 36 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: www.swwc.com.