Drugs Disposal Idea Floated
July 28, 2011
WAITSBURG - The Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office is considering bringing a program to Waitsburg that would dispose of residents' prescription and illegal drugs to keep them out of sewer systems and landfills, but an inability to fund and staff the program could prevent its fruition.
The possibility of a oncea year pickup of prescription and illegal drugs was discussed at the Waitsburg City Council's meeting last Wednesday.
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), run by the sheriff's office, runs these projects around the country.
The drug pickup proposal was part of Sheriff John Turner's foll...
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