Take a Stand Against Flushing Pharmaceuticals

Pumpers can play a critical consumer education role in the battle to keep trace amounts of prescription drugs out of the waste stream.

Pharmaceutical-drug contamination of groundwater, rivers, lakes and other waterways is a growing problem as millions of Americans flush unused or expired medications down toilets or discharge them in body waste. Throw in additional discharges by healthcare facilities, and it's...

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