Goshen - Orange County Sheriff Carl E. DuBois reminds residents that Operation Safe Scripts is under way, a program allowing residents to safely dispose of expired or unwanted pharmaceuticals, both prescription and over-the-counter, as well as hypodermic needles, at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office at 110 Wells Farm Road in Goshen between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, inclusive of all holidays. The elderly, handicapped or those unable to drive may call the Sheriff’s Office at any time to arrange to have these items picked-up.
Operation Safe Scripts will be accepting unwanted pharmaceuticals during the county’s already scheduled "Household Hazardous Waste Collection," on Saturday, September 18 in Newburgh at the Delano-Hitch Recreation Center and on Saturday, October 23 in Goshen at the Orange County Fire Training Center.
For further information on this topic, please call (845) 291-4033.
