Pharmaceutical companies try to find effective strategies to stop water contamination

Oct 20, 2011 09:43 GMT  ·  By

Water is the source of life. Despite this, more and more green organizations are concerned about water pollution, a phenomenon which expands its popularity every year.

I'm sure nobody would be surprised to find in their bathroom cabinet pills which they have never actually needed or used.

Some of the people who find themselves in this situation may want to think about what really happens to these compounds once they hit the landfills.

Water surfaces are polluted by pharmaceuticals, and this situation implies devastating consequences upon the wildlife.

Shampoo, body lotions mixed birth-control pills, anti-depressives and vitamins floating in rivers are not a pretty sight for our eyes.

Nevertheless, researchers from Environmental Protection Agency stated that the organization has no trouble finding these kinds of “emerging contaminants” in places you couldn't even think about.

Important pharmaceutical companies are taking this matter into their own hands, trying to find innovative strategies that might provide effective solutions to this national problem.

Several cost-free collection programs are being developed, which comply with EPA policies.

Rite Aid started showing an eco-friendly attitude by introducing a new program, that allows its customers to purchase for $3,99 a postage-paid envelope.

Now all they have to do is to put the pills inside, seal the envelope and send it away. It will be delivered to a collection facility that will make sure dangerous pills won't end up on the streets.