{"id":12509,"date":"2019-06-11T18:20:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=12509"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:40:44","slug":"medicine-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/medicine-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Our Water and Aquatic Animals – Find a Medicine Collection Program in Your Area"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Proper disposal of medicine and personal care products is important not only \"Medicine<\/a>for you and your loved ones, but for the safety of the community around you. This article will walk you through methods of proper disposal for your area.<\/p>\n

“Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant\u2019s (IISG) Pollution Prevention Team is continually working with individuals, communities, and local governments to make the disposal<\/a> of your unused, expired, or unwanted medicines convenient and safe. Since 2007, IISG has helped set up more than\u00a070 new take-back programs<\/a>, including more than 40 permanent take-back sites, collecting over 55 tons of unwanted medicines at collection events\/locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.” Read more and find out “Where to Dispose”. . .<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
Other Resources:<\/b>
\nUnwanted Medicine<\/a>, Indiana Department of Environmental Management<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Proper disposal of medicine and personal care products is important not only for you and your loved ones, but for the safety of the community around you. This article will walk you through methods of proper disposal for your area. “Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant\u2019s (IISG) Pollution Prevention Team is continually working with individuals, communities, and local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,45,52],"tags":[436,433,63,919,70],"class_list":["post-12509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aquaculturefish","category-howto","category-safety","tag-aquaculture","tag-fish","tag-how-to","tag-medicine-disposal","tag-safety","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t