Area residents cleaned out their medicine cabinets and safely disposed of nearly 30 pounds of expired or unused medication this weekend. Local authorities collected 24 pounds of pills and five pounds of liquid medication Saturday in Washington. The safe drug disposal accepted prescription and over the counter medications. Sheriff Jared Schneider explained the drop-off, along with the 24-hour drop box at the Washington County Jail that was installed in February, help prevent environmental hazards and drug abuse.