Red Med Box Goes Mobile

White’s Apothecary announced on Friday that it is sponsoring a new, mobile “big red med drug disposal box,” in which people can discard unused or unwanted leftover medications, for use by local law enforcement agencies at community events.

“Now, when we have special events in the future, we can bring this disposal box with us,” Officer Kenneth Alversa of the East Hampton Town Police Department said.

White’s Apothecary already has such drug disposal boxes placed permanently at its East Hampton and Southampton stores, but Diana Dolling-Ross, the owner, said she felt it was important to sponsor another “to raise awareness, help protect the environment, and prevent drug abuse.”

The disposal box was created by Tom McAbee, a retired banker who lives on the South Fork and whose wife is a physician at Southampton Hospital.