The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office conducted Operation Medicine Cabinet on Jan. 17 and 24 in an effort to collect and destroy unused prescription medication, and they will be at several Palm Beach County locations from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 30 for another collection. Flushing unused or outdated medication taints the water supply, and pharmaceutical agents collected 61,735 pills during the January operation. CVS and Walgreens will also provide $5 gift cards to those dropping off medication. The locations are as follows:
Boca Raton Town Center Mall, 5800 Glades Road (by the main entrance off Glades Road in the north parking lot)
The Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N. Congress Ave
CVS in Lake Worth, 4998 10th Ave. N.
Walgreens at the Wellington Mall, 11936 Forest Hill Blvd.
PBSO District V Office in Belle Glade, 38840 State Road 80
For more information, call 561-688-3000.