New Community Partnership Brings Medication Collection Box to Upper Allen Township
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MECHANICSBURG, Pa.
The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office in partnership with
Pennsylvania American Water and Upper Allen Township officials announced
today the installation of a medication collection box at Messiah
College. This partnership offers disposal options to the campus
community and local residents to anonymously and safely dispose of
unwanted and expired drugs and medication.
The new box is located at the Engle Health Center at Messiah College and
is accessible Monday through Friday when the health center is open. The
collection box program is intended to get drugs safely off the streets,
keeping them away from youth and protecting local waterways.
“From our experience, the best and most cost-effective way to ensure
high-quality water at the tap is to keep our source waters clean,” said
Pennsylvania American Water President Kathy L. Pape. “That is why we are
excited about this partnership to help us spread the message: ‘Please
don’t flush medications down the toilet, where they would eventually end
up in our waterways.’ This collection box will benefit the community,
the environment and our water sources for generations to come.”
“On behalf of Cumberland County, I want to thank Pennsylvania American
Water for recognizing this as an important public health and public
safety issue,” said Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed. “By
providing the opportunity to safely dispose of unused prescription
medications, we are taking action to potentially save lives and protect
our environment.”
“The Messiah College Department of Safety partnered with the Engle
Health Center to provide the medication collection box for use by our
campus community, so that our students will avoid the temptation to
improperly dispose of unused medicines,” according to Cindy Burger,
Director of Safety for the college. “This also provides students a much
safer resolution than keeping expired and unwanted scripts laying
around.”
Pennsylvania American Water provided a $500 grant to sponsor the Upper
Allen collection box. Across Cumberland County, residents can
appropriately dispose of unwanted medicine at nearly 20 boxes that are
available at police stations and other public locations, including the
Upper Allen Township Police Department at 100 Gettysburg Pike, which is
available Monday – Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and - 4:30 p.m.
For a list of collection box locations, visit bit.ly/drugdropbox.
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK),
is the largest water utility in the state, providing high-quality and
reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 2.1 million
people. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded
U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in
Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately 6,600 dedicated
professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related
services to an estimated 14 million people in more than 40 states and
parts of Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com
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Pennsylvania American Water
Terry Maenza
T: 610-670-7789 ext. 1009
M: 610-849-6484
terry.maenza@amwater.com
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The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office in partnership with Pennsylvania American Water and Upper Allen Township officials announced today the installation of a medication collection box at Messiah College. This partnership offers disposal options to the campus community and local residents to anonymously and safely dispose of unwanted and expired drugs and medication.
The new box is located at the Engle Health Center at Messiah College and is accessible Monday through Friday when the health center is open. The collection box program is intended to get drugs safely off the streets, keeping them away from youth and protecting local waterways.
“From our experience, the best and most cost-effective way to ensure high-quality water at the tap is to keep our source waters clean,” said Pennsylvania American Water President Kathy L. Pape. “That is why we are excited about this partnership to help us spread the message: ‘Please don’t flush medications down the toilet, where they would eventually end up in our waterways.’ This collection box will benefit the community, the environment and our water sources for generations to come.”
“On behalf of Cumberland County, I want to thank Pennsylvania American Water for recognizing this as an important public health and public safety issue,” said Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed. “By providing the opportunity to safely dispose of unused prescription medications, we are taking action to potentially save lives and protect our environment.”
“The Messiah College Department of Safety partnered with the Engle Health Center to provide the medication collection box for use by our campus community, so that our students will avoid the temptation to improperly dispose of unused medicines,” according to Cindy Burger, Director of Safety for the college. “This also provides students a much safer resolution than keeping expired and unwanted scripts laying around.”
Pennsylvania American Water provided a $500 grant to sponsor the Upper Allen collection box. Across Cumberland County, residents can appropriately dispose of unwanted medicine at nearly 20 boxes that are available at police stations and other public locations, including the Upper Allen Township Police Department at 100 Gettysburg Pike, which is available Monday – Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and - 4:30 p.m. For a list of collection box locations, visit bit.ly/drugdropbox.
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 2.1 million people. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately 6,600 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 14 million people in more than 40 states and parts of Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com
Pennsylvania American Water
Terry Maenza
T: 610-670-7789 ext. 1009
M: 610-849-6484
terry.maenza@amwater.com