New program aims to stop pill pollution (Maine)

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http://www.bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=154703&zoneid=500

Open up any medicine cabinet in the state of Maine, or across the nation for that matter, and chances are you will find a few containers of unneeded or expired prescription drugs. Some households likely have dozens of half-empty plastic pill vials collecting dust.

For decades, the standard protocol for disposing of leftover drugs was simple and straightforward: Flush them.

Not anymore.

Public health and environmental officials are urging the public to stop giving unwanted drugs the flush treatment after more rivers, streams and even some public water supplies began testing positive for trace amounts of pharmaceuticals.

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