Those looking to clean out their medicine cabinet or properly dispose of old medications with outdated labels got that opportunity Saturday.

From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 78th and Dodge, Operation Medicine Cabinet allowed for the safe disposal of old medications. The nationwide program is designed to prevent seniors from accidentally using expired medications and prevent the possible theft of medications from their homes.

“Most people tend to either throw them down the sink or in the toilet and the problem with that is we're finding traces of prescription medications in the water supply and in fish and other types of water animals,” says Trisha Groth of Home Instead Senior Care.

Disposal of the drugs was overseen by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department. Nearly 300 pounds of meds were collected.

Home Instead Senior Care plans on having similar days at least once a year.