by Kim Erndt
Published in News-Gazette

Kudos to News-Gazette editors who chose to put the articles about disposing pharmaceuticals on the front pages of your September 15 and 16 editions. This is an issue we will all be hearing much more about in the next few years, and Prairie Rivers Network was pleased to see such a great educational piece for Central Illinois residents. {Continue Reading »}

Cecily Smith, PRN’s Policy and Outreach Specialist, talks with WCIA about how to protect our rivers and clean water from pharmaceuticals.

View news segment here: http://illinoishomepage.net/media_player.php?media_id=26441

In partnership with Prairie Rivers Network and the Illinois EPA, Champaign County Carle Rx Express pharmacies conducted a successful collection event during Earth Week. To read the press release click here.

Help keep pharmaceuticals out of our rivers and streams. For more informationon on how pharmaceuticals enter our rivers and streams, the effects of pharmaceuticals on aquatic organisms, and why you should care, visit our preventing pharmaceutical water pollution webpage or explore the many online resources listed below. {Continue Reading »}

Help keep pharmaceuticals out of our rivers and streams. Until Illinois has a comprehensive statewide program for pharmaceutical collections, individuals will have to rely on what facilities or programs are in their area. Many other states have adopted comprehensive take-back and/or collection programs that provide all residents with the opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted and unused pharmaceuticals and are listed below. {Continue Reading »}

Help keep pharmaceuticals out of our rivers and streams. Until Illinois has a comprehensive statewide program for pharmaceutical collections, individuals will have to rely on what facilities or programs are in their area. If you are aware of a pharmaceutical collection program that is not listed below, please contact Prairie Rivers Network.

For more information on how pharmaceuticals enter our rivers and streams, the effects of pharmaceuticals on aquatic organisms, and why you should care, visit our preventing pharmaceutical water pollution webpage. {Continue Reading »}