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Part of MEDS program with Illinois American, EPA
Thanks to the Illinois American Water and Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, two pharmaceutical disposal boxes were recently offered to Central Illinois residents.
The disposal boxes will be placed in the lobbies of the Chillicothe Police Department, located at 823 N. Second St., in Chillicothe or the Bartonville Police Department, located at 918 S. Adams St.
Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted medication so they can be incinerated, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended approach for pharmaceutical disposal.
Flushing medications down the toilet or the drain, as well as throwing them in the trash, is discouraged.
At one time, it was a common practice for Americans to dispose of medications by one of those methods.
“By disposing of unwanted medications properly, we are able to keep them out of the hands of our children and out of our water supply,” said Michael Moler, operations manager for the Peoria area for Illinois American Water, through a press release. “We are protecting two of our most valuable resources.”
Illinois American Water is a member of the EPA’s pharmaceutical disposal task force called Medication Education Disposal Solutions. Through this partnership and collaboration with local pharmacies, police departments and government officials, Illinois American Water has implemented and supported a dozen pharmaceutical disposal programs across the state.
Part of MEDS program with Illinois American, EPA
Thanks to the Illinois American Water and Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, two pharmaceutical disposal boxes were recently offered to Central Illinois residents.
The disposal boxes will be placed in the lobbies of the Chillicothe Police Department, located at 823 N. Second St., in Chillicothe or the Bartonville Police Department, located at 918 S. Adams St.
Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted medication so they can be incinerated, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended approach for pharmaceutical disposal.
Flushing medications down the toilet or the drain, as well as throwing them in the trash, is discouraged.
At one time, it was a common practice for Americans to dispose of medications by one of those methods.
“By disposing of unwanted medications properly, we are able to keep them out of the hands of our children and out of our water supply,” said Michael Moler, operations manager for the Peoria area for Illinois American Water, through a press release. “We are protecting two of our most valuable resources.”
Illinois American Water is a member of the EPA’s pharmaceutical disposal task force called Medication Education Disposal Solutions. Through this partnership and collaboration with local pharmacies, police departments and government officials, Illinois American Water has implemented and supported a dozen pharmaceutical disposal programs across the state.
