In a concerted effort to protect both public health and the environment, Rutherford County officials have taken a stand against potential water contamination and drug misuse—by way of a Recycling Roundup. Last Saturday’s event, hosted at MTSU, saw sheriff’s deputies collecting a significant 171.4 pounds of prescription medications, ensuring these substances stay out of the wrong hands, and just as importantly, our waterways.
These meds, a mixture of out-of-date prescriptions and unused pills, could have spelled disaster for both aquatic ecosystems and local communities. Lt. J.D. Davis from the Sheriff’s Office highlighted the event’s dual benefit, stating that the collection “prevented the unused medications from being dumped into the water system or from being misused by people,” as reported in a social media post from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.
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