I Recycle. Do You? America Recycles Day Coming to Austin, Texas
Live Oak Pharmacy Plans Medication Take-Back & Plastic Bag Collection
Austin, Texas (November 11, 2010) — “I Recycle” is the theme of the 2010 America Recycles Day (ARD), which takes place on November 15. Millions of Americans have pledged to increase their recycling habits at home and at work over the 13-year history of ARD, a nationally-recognized initiative organized by Keep America Beautiful and dedicated to encouraging people to recycle more at home, at work, and on the go.
Live Oak Pharmacy will proudly declare “I Recycle. Do you?” at our Medication Take-Back and Plastic Bag Collection, coming up on Monday, November 15 at Live Oak Pharmacy. Customers that bring in plastic grocery bags that can be recycled will receive in return a reusable Live Oak Pharmacy tote bag.
“America Recycles Day is a great time to focus on the benefits of participating in our medication take-back program,” said Scot Maitland, Co-Owner and Director of Communications. “Since the program’s inception on Earth Day earlier this year, we’ve collected nearly 300 pounds of medications that would otherwise be disposed of in our waterways or a landfill.” Live Oak Pharmacy’s medication take-back program is free for customers and patients, otherwise there is a nominal fee of .32 cents per ounce which helps cover the cost of disposing the medications properly.
“America Recycles Day is designed to educate, motivate and inspire individuals to recycle more while encouraging their friends and families to do the same,” said Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Matt McKenna. “Keep America Beautiful encourages you to participate in ARD and celebrate what can be accomplished when everyone works together to promote recycling efforts 365 days a year.”
About Live Oak Pharmacy
Live Oak Pharmacy, founded April 2009 and recently voted, Austin’s Best New Local Business by readers of the Austin Chronicle, is Austin’s downtown pharmacy combining conventional prescriptions along with compounding, health and wellness products and services including massage therapy and acupuncture. To learn more about Live Oak Pharmacy’s medication take-back program visit www.LiveOakRx.com/takeback. The company is owned by Nathan Pope & Scot Maitland.
About Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
Keep American Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. With a network of over 1,200 affiliate and participating organizations, Keep Austin Beautiful forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. To join America Recycles Day, visit www.americarecyclesday.org. To learn more about Keep America Beautiful, visit www.kab.org.
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Live Oak Pharmacy is a downtown Austin Pharmacy and an Austin Compounding Pharmacy. We focus on an integrative approach to healthcare. To learn more about Live Oak Pharmacy, an Austin Pharmacy, visit our Austin downtown pharmacy location at 1611 W 5th Street or visit us online at http://LiveOakRx.com
