From the City of Wyoming Facebook page:

Saturday, September 22, City of Wyoming Clean Water Plant, 2350 Ivanrest Ave.

The City of Wyoming's Environmental Services Department, in cooperation with Kent County, is sponsoring a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Clean Water Plant, located at 2350 Ivanrest Avenue, in Wyoming. No appointment is necessary and the event is open to all Kent County residents.

While Earth Day fell on a Sunday this year, the 4th graders at Vista Charter Academy wanted to celebrate the holiday with their fellow classmates, so the school coordinated a special outing to the Huizenga Brothers Greenhouse. There the students learned about horticulture, the seasons involved in planting and harvesting the flowers, and the retail side of greenhousing. The students then did their part to care for the environment and their school by planting flowers donated by greenhouse owner Mrs. Cynthia Huizenga. Mr. Sterkens 4th grade class and the 8th grade National Junior Honors Society planted the flowers under the school sign for a beautiful spring makeover. The green initiative taught students the responsibility of caring for the environment while being good stewards of the facilities they’ve been given.

What’s in your medicine cabinet?  Do you have bottles of old medication?  Flushing the pills down the toilet or throwing them in the trash pose potential safety and health hazards.  There is another way to get rid of unwanted prescription drugs in Kent County.

On October 28, 2011, from  8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Kent County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your medications for disposal to Kent County Sheriff’s Office at 701 Ball Ave NE.  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. 

This effort is part of the Nationwide Prescription Drug "Take-Back” Day.