MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Covanta, a
world leader in sustainable waste management based in Morristown, New Jersey, has been recognized by
the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and COMMERCE Magazine for
its achievements in environmental leadership. Covanta was honored
in the Recycling and Pollution Prevention Program category for its
Rx4Safety program.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 130
Americans on average die each day from an opioid overdose. Opioid
abuse is a serious and pervasive crisis in the United States aided by its easy
accessibility to people of all ages. Launched in 2010,
Covanta's Rx4Safety program seeks to address this urgent crisis by
providing the means for safe, secure and anonymous disposal of
prescription medications through participation in
community-sponsored, drug take-back events. Rx4Safety ensures
medications collected at these events are properly disposed of so
that they do not end up in public waterways and drinking water.
Since the program's inception, Covanta has collected nearly 500,000
pounds of medication in New Jersey
alone.
"Covanta is dedicated to serving the communities in which our
employees live and work," Paul
Stauder, president of Covanta Environmental Solutions. "The
Rx4Safety program was born out of this desire, supporting
communities with environmentally-sound destruction of unwanted
medications. Now, almost 10 years later, the demand for this
service is greater than ever as people become more aware of the
urgent need to protect water resources and keep drugs from falling
into the wrong hands. We greatly appreciate this recognition
of the program's impact."
The amount of unused medications collected during national
take-back days continues to grow every year. To meet the increasing
demand for safe, secure and convenient medication disposal, Covanta
has expanded its offerings to include kiosk and mail-back envelope
services at retail pharmacies and other community health care
locations across the country. For more information visit:
www.covanta.com/healthcare-solutions.
About Covanta
Covanta is a world leader in providing
sustainable waste and energy solutions. Annually, Covanta's modern
Energy-from-Waste facilities safely convert approximately 22
million tons of waste from municipalities and businesses into
clean, renewable electricity to power one million homes and recycle
over 600,000 tons of metal. Through a vast network of treatment and
recycling facilities, Covanta also provides comprehensive
industrial material management services to companies seeking
solutions to some of today's most complex environmental challenges.
For more information, visit covanta.com.
About The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
Commerce and Industry
Association of New Jersey is a
unique network of businesses committed to improving and advancing
the cause of free enterprise in the Garden State. For more
information, visit: www.cianj.org
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