[ShareTompkins] Fwd: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Another Safe Medication Disposal Day Coming Up April 9

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Nancy Burston <nab15 at cornell.edu>
> Date: March 27, 2011 8:40:46 PM EDT
> To: Listserve <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Another Safe Medication Disposal Day  
> Coming Up April 9
> Reply-To: Nancy Burston <nab15 at cornell.edu>
>
> Another Opportunity to Safely Dispose Unwanted Medications Saturday,  
> April 9
>
> On Saturday, April 9, residents will once again have a chance to get  
> rid of household medications they no longer need, as the Coalition  
> for Safe Medication Disposal (CSMD) holds its third Safe Medication  
> Disposal Day.  The Coalition’s previous two collection events last  
> year collected more than a ton of unwanted household pharmaceuticals.
>
> The April 9 collection will occur at three locations—the TCAT  
> garage, just off Route 13 on Willow Avenue in Ithaca, from 9:00 a.m.  
> to 3:00 p.m.; Juniper Manor 1 in Trumansburg from 9:00 to 10:30  
> a.m.; and Newfield Garden Apartments from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
>
> “Safely disposing of your unwanted medications has many benefits,”  
> notes Ed Gottlieb, pretreatment coordinator at the Ithaca Area  
> Wastewater Treatment Facility. “It reduces the chance of accidental  
> overdoses, keeps controlled substances from being illegally  
> diverted, and keeps medications from becoming environmental  
> pollutants.  Please drop off your unwanted medications at one of the  
> collection sites on April 9th.  We expect the extra locations will  
> make it more even more convenient for the entire community to  
> participate.”
>
> At all three locations, the collection will be quick, convenient,  
> and secure, supervised by law enforcement.  The collection is free  
> and open to the public; no appointments are necessary.  If possible,  
> participants should leave medications in their original containers,  
> crossing out personal information.
>
> The following will be accepted at the April 9 event:
> Prescription drugs (controlled and non-controlled substances), over- 
> the-counter medications, and pet medicines.  They can be any form:   
> pills, powders, liquids, patches, inhalers, or Epipens.
>
> What will not be accepted on April 9:
> Mercury thermometers, mercurochrome, other mercury products, sharps  
> (syringes, needles and diabetic lancets), medical waste (anything  
> contaminated with bodily fluids), and other hazardous waste.
>
> The Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal includes representatives  
> of many County departments, non-profit organizations, and private  
> citizens.  They are supported by many area pharmacies and businesses.
>
> For more information about this event, or to volunteer to help out,  
> visit http://www.recycletompkins.org/ or call 211.
>
>
> Media Contact:  Ed Gottlieb, 273-8381.
>
> - END -
>
> ------
> Marcia E. Lynch
> Public Information Officer
> Tompkins County
> 125 E. Court Street
> Ithaca, NY  14850
> Tel: 607-274-5555/Fax: 607-274-5558
>

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