Monroe County awarded for drug disposal program by Association of Ind. Counties

Monroe County received the 2013 Local Government Cooperation Award from the Association of Indiana Counties on Wednesday.

The award was given to Monroe County as a result of Monroe County’s Pharmaceutical Safe Disposal Program.

The program collects and properly disposes of old pharmaceutical drugs and controlled substances, according to a press release from AIC.

The program, which was created in 2011, is a partnership between the Monroe County Triad and the Prosecutor’s Office, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District and IU Health Bloomington
Hospital.

Drop-off locations are the IU Health Bloomington Hospital lobby — at the outpatient pharmacy — and Monroe County Solid Waste Management District’s hazardous materials facility.

The award was given during AIC’s annual conference in Switzerland County.

— Matt Stefanski