Medicine Collection Day on April 30
March 22, 2011 | 07:19 AM Posted by the Department
of Public Works
Water reclamation facilities are not designed to
remove all medicines from the waste stream. Drugs can
end up going through the plants and directly to our
lakes and rivers. Various levels of antibiotics,
anti-depressants, veterinary drugs, birth control
hormones and other drugs have been detected in
waterways across the United States.
A prescription for clean water and safe kids will be held on Saturday, April 30 (For Milwaukee County residents ONLY).
A prescription for clean water and safe kids will be held on Saturday, April 30 (For Milwaukee County residents ONLY).
- Keep pills out of the hands of drug abusers.
- Help protect Lake Michigan.
- Prevent childhood poisonings.
