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New Braunfels Utilities is bringing back Operation MedSafe on Saturday, Oct. 3, providing New Braunfels residents with a safe and secure way to dispose of expired and unused medications. 

The free community event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 3, at the NBU Service Center, 355 FM 306, New Braunfels, TX 78130. 

Residents may bring expired or unused prescription medications and over-the-counter pills, tablets, capsules, patches, liquids and powders. Medications should be left in their original containers, and residents should remove or mark out personal information on prescription labels before drop-off. 

For the safety of employees, volunteers, law enforcement officers and others participating in the event, the following items cannot be accepted: insulin syringes, sharps or needles; unused preloaded auto-injectors; asthma inhalers; compressed cylinders or other aerosol products; iodine-containing medications; and mercury-containing thermometers. 

Operation MedSafe is a community service initiative designed to help protect public health and safety while also protecting the community’s water resources. Properly disposing of medications helps prevent accidental ingestion or misuse and keeps medications from being flushed or poured down drains, where they could potentially enter the water supply. 

Law enforcement officers will be on-site to take possession of collected medications and ensure they are handled and disposed of properly. 

To learn more about this event and other upcoming community events visit https://www.nbutexas.com/calendar/.