Summary: Washington Post-Informed Citizenry

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Washington Post- Informed Citizenry I read “For Old Drugs, New Tricks” in the Health section of the newspaper. This article is about a safe environmental way of getting rid of old pharmaceutical drugs. At the Leesburg Pharmacy in Loudoun County, a big, round fish bowl is used to hold the old pharmaceutical drugs, then the drugs are packed in cartons by pharmacy personnel and ultimately incinerated by a commercial waste firm. I believe that this is a great idea in removing unwanted drugs, it allows people to throw away there unwanted drugs at place that will safely eradicate them without harming the environment. There are many people who throw away their unwanted drugs by flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash. These decisions
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