Source: Lake Superior Interfaith
http://www.lakesuperiorinterfaith.com/
(Marquette, Michigan) - Northern Michigan Religious leaders are
pleased their environmental message reached a large segment of the
public who honored Earth Day by turning in tens of thousands of
pills plus narcotics with an estimated street value of half a
million dollars during the third annual Earth Keeper Clean Sweep.
Over one ton of medicines and personal care products were turned in
by the public during the 2006 Pharmaceutical Clean Sweep, said Carl
Lindquist, executive director of the Superior Watershed Partnership.
The "controlled substances" turned in have an estimated street value
of $500,000 including narcotics in pill and liquid form, clean sweep
organizers said.
The annual Earth Day project involves over 140 churches and temples
(Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, United Methodist
Church (UMC), Unitarian Universalist, Baha'i, Jewish, and Zen
Buddhist).