Prescription Drug Collection Continues Across State
Save Email Print
Bookmark and Share
Posted: 7:58 AM Oct 13, 2008
Prescription Drug Collection Continues Across State
The state has given 12 county and municipal governments $95,000 in grants to hold events where people can drop off unwanted or expired medicines for safe disposal.
Reporter: AP
width:200 and height: 150 and picwidth: 200 and pciheight: 150
Font Size:

MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Efforts to collect old prescription medicines for safe disposal continue in Wisconsin.

The state has given 12 county and municipal governments $95,000 in grants to hold events where people can drop off unwanted or expired medicines for safe disposal.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says the events started last month, but more will be held through December in Dane, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Oneida, Rock, Vilas, Waukesha and Wood counties.

For details, residents should contact their county's Clean Sweep coordinator.

The effort is intended to keep unused prescriptions from entering the water supply when they are flushed down toilets or dumped in landfills.

My Local TITAN - Click Radar for More Maps
NEW: Launch Interactive Weather Map
Stock Indexes
  • .DJI
  • 12801.23
  • -89.23
  • -0.69%
  • .INX
  • 1342.64
  • -9.31
  • -0.69%
  • .IXIC
  • 2903.88
  • -23.35
  • -0.80%
  • NYA
  • 7992.03
  • -89.22
  • -1.10%
Enter Ticker Symbal to get quote:
Quotes updated every 15 minutes
  • FL
  • 26.93
  • SF
  • 36.48
  • VZ
  • 37.69
  • WY
  • 20.02