The RUM project provides a safe and easy way to dispose of unwanted and out-of-date medicines. It makes it possible to return all household medicines to any pharmacy at any time because RUM has equipped over 5,000 pharmacies with large yellow containers for free and safe collection and disposal of unwanted medicines.
Medicines left lying around the house can be dangerous if taken when they’re out of date, if taken when they’re not prescribed for you, or if they are within reach of children.
Unwanted medicines are often dumped into the toilet, tipped down a sink or put out with the garbage. This starts a journey that can seriously harm the environment. Sewerage plants can’t treat all chemicals in waste water. Highly soluble chemicals can harm aquatic life when entered into water systems and landfill sites can leave dangerous medicines exposed.
By returning out-of-date and unwanted medicines to our local pharmacy, we can make our home a safer place.
Linda Bunclark