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DuPage County residents soon will be able to properly dispose of expired and unused prescription drugs
Tue March 24, 2009
DuPage County residents soon will be able to properly dispose of expired and unused prescription drugs
DuPage County residents soon will be able to properly dispose of expired or unused prescription drugs by dropping them off in permanent prescription collection boxes within police departments in numerous DuPage County communities.
Maureen McHugh, executive director of the DuPage County Health Department, outlined this new campaign to the DuPage County Board of March 24.
"DuPage County residents may not be aware that improperly disposing of prescription or over-the-counter drugs, such as dumping them down a drain or flushing them down a toilet, contributes to pharmaceuticals being found in water supplies or waterways," said Robert J. Schillerstrom, chairman of the DuPage County Board.
"This disposal campaign will help save our water and land," Schillerstrom added.
The program is called RxBox. Participating communities and beginning dates will soon be announced.
"The water supplies in DuPage County communities are safe and meet or exceed all safety standards as established by state and federal Environmental Protection Agencies," said Linda Kurzawa (District 6), President of the DuPage County Board of Health.
Jeff Redick (District 2), Chairman of the County Board Environmental Committee, said, "this new prescription disposal program is intended to reduce any pharmaceutical threat to water supplies or waterways."
The permanent prescription drop boxes will be located in police departments and be available to the public when those facilities are open. There is no charge to drop off your prescription drugs. Residents may drop off medications at any participating police department.
The prescription drugs will be periodically removed from the drop boxes and transported for safe incineration as a part of a program provided by the state EPA.
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