A Better Place for Pharmacy Waste

http://www.sbeap.org/ A video tutorial on how to dispose of excess, expired or discontinued prescription or over-the-counter medications. Flushing medication down the drain is no longer recommended. Flushing medications can cause contamination to aquatic environments.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• medication disposal
• medicine
• prescription medication
• pills
• drugs
• environment
• water quality
• sustainability
• aquatic life
• fish
• kitty litter
• coffee grounds
• KDHE
• don't flush
• SBEAP
• how to
• collection programs

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The message of this video is do not flush medication! Using a local collection program like a household hazardous waste collection program or a sheriff's office is the preferred disposal option. If one of these programs is not available, using the kitty litter/coffee ground method disguises the waste medication, making it less desirable to someone that may want it for the wrong reasons. So at this time, most experts agree it is A Better Place for Pharmacy Waste as compared to flushing.

[Semlabulle]

If cat litter was the only thing needed to remove the damaging effect from chemicals i don't think we would have any environmental problems with medicines at all. Tell me how this method make sure no harmful substances spreads in nature? Scary..