https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4694342&GUID=2B77464A-671F-4D20-A72F-B39AF729E8E2Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4694342&GUID=2B77464A-671F-4D20-A72F-B39AF729E8E22B77464A-671F-4D20-A72F-B39AF729E8E2-2022-12-05-22-05-25Title: REPORT Department: Cook County Sheriff Report Title: Annual Report of the Advisory Committee of the Cook County Prescription Drug Take-Back Program Report Period: 1/1/2019-12/31/2019 Summary: The Cook County Safe Disposal of Pharmaceuticals Advisory Committee meets quarterly to advise the Cook County Sheriff’s Drug Take-Back Program pursuant to Section 46-115 of the Cook County Safe Disposal of Pharmaceuticals Ordinance. In 2019, the program’s third full year of operation, the program collected 43,815.65 lbs of drugs at a reported cost of $145,028.62. This represents a 215% annual increase in the weight of drugs collected and a .19% increase in the reported program cost. The program is funded entirely by the taxpayers of Cook County through the budgets of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.Mon, 05 Dec 2022 22:05:25 GMT