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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone heard of any concerns over recycling pill bottles because of the residue left behind by medications?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Otherwise, I’ve only heard of problems because the plastic bottle is typically #5 Polypropylene and the cap is usually not. Combined with any cotton, paper label, or foil residue, it makes recycling pill bottles difficult at least without
separating the cap from the bottle. This article out of Wisconsin is the first I’ve heard of medication residue being any problem: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/some-confused-about-new-drug-drop-off-boxes/article_43201f36-a403-524e-b9b9-055e8b410cd9.html">http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/some-confused-about-new-drug-drop-off-boxes/article_43201f36-a403-524e-b9b9-055e8b410cd9.html</a></span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#222222">Some confused about new drug drop-off boxes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pubdate"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#7D7D7D">August 16, 2014 12:15 am</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Crystal Sedevie, “a Holmen police investigator who serves on an area task force relating to prescription drug abuse” said, “Old plastic bill bottles shouldn’t even be recycled…because of the residue left behind by medications.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mr. Burke Lucy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmental Scientist<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)<o:p></o:p></p>
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