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BC Recycle Summer Ambassadors Tour – Global News Segment
Yukon, | Sep 12, 2016
BC Recycles Summer Ambassadors Abbey Deppiesse and Skye Mandin were visiting more than 2,000 collection facilities to promote responsible disposal of common household products including medication. For the full interview on Global News check link http://globalnews.ca/video/2890993/bc-recycles-summer-ambassador-tour
Prescription Drugs Misuses by Teens
National, | Mar 16, 2016
Teen Takers, the latest PDFC campaign deals with prescription drug misuse by teens. As they get older, kids tend to help themselves to a lot of things that don’t belong to them around the house, mostly for their own benefit. But what happens when this behaviour reaches the medicine cabinet? This PSA campaign will engage parents […]
Brunswick farmers are invited to safely dispose of their livestock (including equine) medications
New Brunswick, | Nov 4, 2015
FREDERICTON, Nov. 2, 2015 /CNW/ – New Brunswick farmers are invited to safely and responsibly dispose of their unwanted or obsolete pesticides and livestock (including equine) medications from November 2-13. CleanFARMS, an industry-led, national not-for-profit agricultural waste management organization, in partnership with the Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI), is offering this program at no cost to farmers. “New Brunswick farmers are […]
Pharmaceuticals in wastewater target of NS sewage treatment study
Nova Scotia, | Sep 21, 2015
Researchers at Acadia University are researching new methods by which trace amounts of pharmaceuticals can be broken down by bacteria already present in wastewater at sewage treatment plants. Read the full article here.
Island Medications Return and Sharps Collection Programs
PEI, | Aug 17, 2015
The new Island Medications Return Program and Island Sharps Collection Program were officially launched at a press conference in Charlottetown on July 22, 2015. “It’s terrific that the Health Products Stewardship Association is now operating these excellent programs, in collaboration with the PEI Pharmacists Association and Island Waste Management Corporation, which are in line with […]
National Medicine Take-Back Campaign
National, | Aug 10, 2015
The Vernon Morning Star published a great article this past weekend detailing this year’s National Medicine Take-Back Campaign and the importance of returning your unused and expired medications. You can view the article here.
Shoppers Drug Mart partners with the Partnership for a Drug Free Canada
National, | Jul 15, 2015
Shopper’s Drug Mart is partnering with the Partnership for a Drug Free Canada for the National Medicine Take-Back Campaign for the third time. This year’s campaign, which allows Canadians to drop off expired or unused medication at their local pharmacy, will also include Loblaw Pharmacy, bringing the total number of drop-off locations to 1,800. This […]
What’s in Your Medicine Cabinet?
Manitoba, | May 4, 2015
WINNIPEG, MB May 1, 2015 – Pharmacists Manitoba in partnership with the Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA), the Winnipeg Police Service, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are reminding Manitobans to check their homes for unused or expired medications and return them to pharmacies on May 9, 2015 – the third annual National Prescription Drug […]
British Columbia, | Feb 2, 2015
The Health Products Stewardship Association (HPSA) is pleased to announce its support for the BC Pharmacy Association’s new campaign to encourage the public to dispose of their unused and expired medications in a responsible manner. The ‘Fish Don’t Do Drugs’ video is a stark reminder that the proper way to dispose of medications is to […]
I Don’t Flush Public Awareness Campaign Launched in Ontario
Ontario, | Oct 17, 2014
TORONTO, ON — October 15, 2014 — Urging consumers to take a closer look at their water use habits, the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) and the Clean Water Foundation (CWF) – in conjunction with The Regional Municipality of York Region, the Region of Peel and the Health Products Stewardship Association, launch the I don’t […]