The Police Department is an active participant in the State of Connecticut Prescription Drug Take Back Program. A prescription medication drop-box is located in the lobby of the Bloomfield Police Department, which is open twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. Residents are encouraged to utilize the medication drop-box as an environmentally-safe way of disposing of their expired or unused medications.
Accepted items for the drop-box are:
- Prescriptions (i.e. prescription medications, ointments, and patches)
- Over-the-counter medications
- Vitamins
- Samples
- Medications for pets
Items that are not accepted are:
- Needles
- Sharps
- Thermometers
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Inhalers
- Aerosol cans
- Ointments
- Lotions
- Liquids
- Medications from businesses or clinics
Anyone with questions about the Drug Take-Back Program may call the Support Services Sergeant at 860-242-5501, ext. 5162.