Posted by jimmygold70 on December 22, 2006, at 9:57:25
In reply to Re: Recycling Medicines? » Simcha, posted by Quintal on December 22, 2006, at 9:11:26
You know, where I leave which is quite far from California they used to flush it to the sea and now they recycle those water in some advanced ways and use them in agiculture. And I eat lots of vegetables... (-:
> >It's actually illegal to flush meds down the toilet here in California. They've tested the water in the San Francisco Bay and have found levels of Prozac, other anti-depressants, opiates, blood >pressure meds etc. These drugs have been found in drinking water here in California too. So, the environmental impact and the impact on humans is being questionned.
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> >Here we are encouraged to bring them back to the pharmacy so that the pharmacy can properly dispose of them. Pharmacies in California take the unused drugs back and dispose of them in >ways that do not allow the meds to seep into groundwater.
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> >Simcha
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