No Drugs Down the Drain

Sewage treatment officials in the San Francisco Bay Area reported in May 2006 that over the counter and prescription medications flushed into their treatment systems are ending up in the bay. That's because sewage plants are designed to handle organic and biodegradable waste, not medicines. "Unfortunately, the advice of the past was 'Dump it down the toilet'. Now we are trying to turn that around, " says Phyl Bobel, a spokesman for the Bay Area pollution PreventionGroup. The group held community-wide Safe Medicine Disposal Day in May. Meanwhile, Los Angeles has started its own " No DrugsDown the Drain" program, accepting meds at harzardous-waste drop-off points. We hope other cities will follow.

Want to learn more about this program? Visit the 'No Drugs Down the Drain' website.

[Source: Vegeterian Times]