Wegmans Partners with Local Law Enforcement Agencies for Prescription Medication Drop-off Events

WHAT: Wegmans Food Markets is partnering with local law enforcement agencies across seven states to host community prescription medication drop-off events at 52 stores on Saturday, April 30. The event gives community members the opportunity to remove potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs from their homes. The service is free and anonymous. Only pills and patches will be accepted – no liquids, needles, or sharps.

WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: The parking lot of these participating Wegmans stores:

• New York:
• • Rochester – Brockport, Calkins Road, Chili-Paul, Eastway, Irondequoit, Lyell Ave, Penfield, Mt Read, Latta, Holt Road
  • Syracuse – Auburn, Fairmount, Great Northern, John Glenn, Taft Road
  • Buffalo – Dick Road, McKinley
• Maryland: Bel Air
• Massachusetts: All stores
• New Jersey: Cherry Hill, Mt. Laurel, Woodbridge, Manalapan, Montvale, Hanover
• North Carolina: All stores
• Pennsylvania: All stores except Malvern, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre
• Virginia: Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Midlothian, Short Pump, Virginia Beach

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 106-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. The family company, recognized as an industry leader and innovator, celebrated its 100^th anniversary in 2016. Wegmans has been named one of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ by FORTUNE magazine for 25 consecutive years, ranking #3 in 2022. The company also ranked #1 on PEOPLE’s 2021 ‘Companies That Care’ list.

Press Contact:

Laura Camera
Public Relations Specialist
585-429-3876
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(Buffalo Media Only)
Michele Mehaffy
Consumer Affairs Manager
716-685-8170
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(Syracuse Media Only)
Evelyn Ingram
Consumer Affairs Manager
315-863-1114
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