San Francisco :

The Elephant in the Room

11.10.2008

Submitted by hsnavely on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 1:01am.
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Let's just get it out there already: We're tossing our expired meds. There, we said it. Step two: weighing med-tossing options - check out Baywise.org for disposal locations sorted by zip, or take 'em to Elephant Pharmacy. EP'll send your oldies to a plant for incineration, ensuring they don't end up in our ground or wastewater streams. (Read the Daily Tip for more eco-motivation.) Download a simple form from EP's site then just take in your pills during pharmacy hours. It'll even recycle the plastic containers your pills come in (tricky suckers, those #5s). Big relief.

Wanna Try: 

Elephant Pharmacy, 1607 Shattuck Ave. at Cedar St., Berkeley (510-549-9201); 909 Grand Ave. at Third St., San Rafael (415-462-6001); and 1388 S. California Blvd. at Newell St., Walnut Creek (925-658-5301).

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If 10,000 SF Biters responsibly rid their cabinets of all old, expired, and unused meds, we'll keep the weight of three full-grown African elephants in pills from polluting our waterways.

 

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