1.0Recologyhttps://staging.recology.comMike Leszczynskihttps://staging.recology.com/author/mleszczynskirecology-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iY50YosDOL"><a href="https://staging.recology.com/faq/old-medications-dont-need-disposed-special-way/">What do I do with old medications? Don’t they need to be disposed of in a special way?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://staging.recology.com/faq/old-medications-dont-need-disposed-special-way/embed/#?secret=iY50YosDOL" width="600" height="338" title="“What do I do with old medications? Don’t they need to be disposed of in a special way?” — Recology" data-secret="iY50YosDOL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Yes, medications need to be disposed of responsibly to avoid harm to other people and the environment. You absolutely should not throw old medications in the garbage, flush them down the toilet, or pour them down the sink. Trace amounts of drug residues have been found in the soil and in water sheds that provide […]