Illinois American Water Encourages Customers to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
In Logan County unused medications may be taken to the Lincoln Police Department
 

[April 28, 2018] 

IIllinois American Water encourages customers to participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted medications at approved collection sites so they can be incinerated, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recommended approach for pharmaceutical disposal. Both flushing medications down the toilet and throwing them in the trash are discouraged.

The event is Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

NOTE: Locally the Community Health Collaborative, Lincoln Police Department and Logan County Department of Public Health have partnered to establish permanent drug disposal options in Logan County.

TODAY, unwanted drugs may be taken to the Lincoln Police Department at 911 Pekin Street in Lincoln. Both the police department and the Logan County Department of Public Health accepted unused prescription medications throughout the year. Medications may be taken to the LCDPH during regular working hours Monday through Friday. Medications may be taken to the Police Department at any time, though it is preferred that they be brought in during daytime office hours.

“This event is a great opportunity for residents to securely drop off any unused or expired medications,” said Bruce Hauk, Illinois American Water President. “It’s important for us to keep these items out of our landfills and water supplies as well as the hands of those who may misuse or abuse them.”

Hauk added, “We encourage those who cannot participate during this DEA event to continue to use their community pharmaceutical disposal programs to properly dispose of their unwanted medications. Through all of these efforts we can protect not only our water but our community as a whole.”

About Illinois American Water - Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,900 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com

[Karen Cotton]