National Drug Take Back Day — GC drop-off sites: Batavia PD, Le Roy PD, Pembroke Highway Barn

New York Sea Grant is reminding Great Lakes residents that Saturday, Oct. 22, is a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day for dropping off unused medicines at collection sites statewide. The goal is to keep the pharmaceuticals out of the freshwater Great Lakes system that provides drinking water to 42 million people in the United States and Canada. More than 350 tons of prescription drugs were dropped off at more than 8,000 sites across the United States on the Fall 2015 collection day. For the complete list of authorized collection sites for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, visit the U.S. DEA National Take Back Day Initiative website here. Collection hours at all sites are 10 a.m to 2 p.m. In Genesee County, you can drop off unwanted drugs, no questions asked, at these locations: Batavia Police Department, 10 W. Main St., Batavia Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a drop-off at the Pembroke Town Highway Barn at routes 5 and 77, East Pembroke Village of Le Roy Police Department, 3 W. Main St., Le Roy