New advice on medication disposal: Trash beats take-back, new study suggests
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 20:30
in Earth & Climate
Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study that is the first to look at the net effects of so-called take-back programs.
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