LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
Saturday the City
of Lufkin took part in National Medication Disposal Day, giving residents a chance
to properly dispose of unused or expired medications. The goal of disposal day
is to keep these medications of the streets and away from the natural
environment. Angelina Beautiful/Clean along with Abeldt's Pharmacy, The
Coalition and the Lufkin Police Department partnered together to produce the
only collection site in a 125 mile radius
"You might have expired medications,
unused medications from a family member that passes and you're just unsure of
what to do with these unused medications and we've done it once every year for
the past couple of years and its been the most effective way to properly
dispose of these types of medications," said Amanda Anderson, Executive
Director, Angelina Beautiful/Clean.
Angelina Beautiful/ Clean collected 480 pounds
of medications. The
DEA then took what was collected and disposed of it by incineration.
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