Kyle Police Department, Texas Water Utilities Partner to Host National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

WHERE: Kyle Police Department, 111 N. Front St., Kyle, TX 

KYLE, TEXAS –– The Kyle Police Department and Texas Water Utilities will partner for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

Texas Water Utilities, which provides water service to many Kyle residents, will continue its partnership with The Kyle Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to provide a medication disposal site at the Kyle Police Department, 111 N. Front St. 

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.  

Properly disposing of prescription and over-the-counter medications also protects our water sources and wildlife. Drugs disposed of improperly, especially by flushing, can contaminate groundwater and seep through wastewater treatment plants into rivers and lakes, causing antibiotics, hormones, and other drugs to pollute our community’s waterways. 

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. 

During Drug Take Back events in 2022, Kyle PD and Texas Water Utilities helped Kyle residents properly dispose of 320 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medications.  

For more information about National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, go to dea.gov/takebackday. 

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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.