WISCONSIN RESIDENTS LOOKING FOR A SAFE WAY TO DISPOSE OF EXPIRED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WILL NOW HAVE THEIR CHANCE. THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION IS SPONSORING A SERIES OF COLLECTION EVENTS ACROSS WISCONSIN. THE ISSUE OF WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS HAS BECOME A GROWING CONCERN. MANY PEOPLE FLUSH THEM DOWN TOILETS, BUT STUDIES SHOW THE DRUGS CAN AFFECT AQUATIC LIFE OR END UP IN TRACE AMOUNTS IN DRINKING WATER. THERE’S A LIST OF DATES AND LOCATIONS ON THE AGENCY’S WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.DATCP.STATE.WI.US/ARM/AGRICULTURE/PEST-FERT/PESTICIDES/CLEAN-SWEEP/PDF/2009/FALL2009SCHEDULEDRUGS.PDF