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This weekend: Operation Medicine Drop events near you!
Posted on April 20th, 2023
Operation Medicine is back Earth Day weekend. If you’ve got expired, unused meds in your medicine cabinet, dispose of them the right way—don’t toss them in the trash or flush them down the toilet. That’s how they end up in our waterways! Take them instead to one of several events in our watersheds this Earth Day weekend:
Durham
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the parking lot across from Mr. Tire, 4051 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham
Chapel Hill
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wegmans Grocery Store, 1810 Fordham Blvd., Chapel Hill
Knightdale
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Knightdale Police Department, 979 Steeple Square Court, Knightdale
Wendell
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Wendell Fire Station No. 1, 2960 Wendell Blvd., Wendell
Clayton
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Clayton Police Department, 315 E. Second St., Clayton
Kinston
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Walmart Supercenter, 4104 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston
Washington
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lowe’s Home Improvement, 1701 Carolina Ave., Washington
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