Covanta
In 2010 the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) launched a Drug Take Back program, and for one of the first times the public had a way to dispose their unwanted meds other than flushing them or tossing them in the trash to infiltrate waterways and landfills. But the federal program was just a one-day event, held once a year. Ten years later, even though nearly four billion prescriptions are issued annually, including 153 million opioids, options for safe and environmental drug disposal are still limited, though they have grown exponentially in a fairly short time - this past October the DEA collected over one million pounds from 4,500 locations nationwide.