Left-over prescription medicines are a big problem. We can’t flush them down the toilet because they’ll pollute our water. Tossing them into the garbage means they’ll end up in the landfill, where birds and animals can get to them and be harmed. Instead, we can donate them to San Jose Flying Doctors (279-8445). Also, we can go to http://earth911.com/recycling or www.teleosis.org/gpp-program.php to recycle them. Some pharmacies will take them, too, if you ask. Otherwise, we must learn how to safely dispose of them ourselves.
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