Illinois American Water Encourages
Customers to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
on April 27, 2019
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[April 26, 2019]
Illinois American Water encourages customers to participate in the
Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back
Day this coming Saturday, April 27, 2019. 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.
Flushing medications down the toilet and throwing them in the trash
are discouraged.
Participating Illinois collection sites can be located here -
https://tinyurl.com/ y6pv6lz6.
“Experience shows that the most effective and cost-efficient way to
ensure high-quality drinking water is to keep our source waters
clean. This event is a great opportunity for residents to securely
drop off any unused or expired medications, helping to prevent
flushing of drugs where they could eventually end up in our
waterways,” said Randy Pankiewicz, Illinois American Water Director
of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance.
Pankiewicz added, “It’s important for us to keep these items out of
landfills and water supplies as well as the hands of those who may
misuse or abuse them. Through these efforts we can help protect our
water and community.”
Illinois residents unable to participate Saturday are encouraged to
use their community pharmaceutical disposal programs to properly
dispose of their unwanted medications.
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IN LINCOLN:
The National DEA Drug Take
Back Day is this Saturday, April 27th, 2019. Lincoln Police
Department has partnered with ALMH to help get your unused or
expired medications at the Lincoln Police Department from from 10am
till 2pm.
Please no liquids or sharps. You can call Logan Dispatch at
217-732-2152 if you are disabled and an officer will come to your
home to pick up your medications.
Help keep your community safe through proper disposal!
https://takebackday.dea.gov
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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
7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to over 14
million people in 45 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] |