Health Organizations Launch Take-Back Program for Unwanted Medicines
Dec. 11, 2009 - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and a consortium of concerned organizations, including Denver Water, have launched a pilot program for people to dispose of unwanted medication. One of its main goals is to alleviate the flushing of unused pharmaceuticals, which can end up in water supplies.
For more information, please read the CDPHE’s press release.
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Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.3 million people in the city of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. Established in 1918, the utility is a public agency funded by water rates, new tap fees and the sale of hydropower, not taxes. It is Colorado's oldest and largest water utility.
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