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The Hidden Truths Of PPCP’s

PPCPs (pharmaceuticals and personal care products) like prescription drugs, deodorant, and sunscreen are being improperly disposed of, leading to contamination of our water sources and potentially harmful effects on human health. This article explores why the government has not taken action to regulate PPCPs and the need for safer alternatives and proper disposal methods. Learn how you can contribute to the effort of safely disposing of PPCPs.

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The Hidden Truths Of PPCP’s

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  1. The Hidden Truths Of PPCP’s By: Angela Cecena, Andrew Standiford, Stephen Risse, Jewlora Washington, Katy Whites, Ben Lassiter

  2. What? • PPCP’s range from prescription and over the counter drugs to fragrances, deodorant and even sunscreen. Every person in the U.S. uses one or more of these items a day.

  3. How? • Improper disposal and usage of PPCP’s has been putting their contaminants in our fresh water lakes and getting into our drinking water. Every day humans toss their unused prescriptions down the toilet witch can eventually lead to someone’s drinking water. They are slowly polluting our environment. And the government isn’t doing a thing.

  4. Why? • Research shows that the contaminants in PPCP’s are very toxic and can effect human health. So the question is why hasn’t the government stepped up and done anything to regulate our everyday items.

  5. Why Care? • The main studies have shown that the PPCP’s have led to the promotion of pathogen resistance to antibiotics, meaning that that some bacteria someday maybe completely immune to the antibiotics we put in our body to stop them. We might one day even be looking for new ways to get over sickness and disease because of the bacteria resistance.

  6. What can be done? • Everyone knows we can’t get rid of these everyday PPCPs. Instead of trying to eliminate them we need to find ways to make them safer. Finding organic or alternative ingredients for makeup, have a predetermined way to gather all unused prescription drugs and destroy them. The EPA needs to come up with a set of regulations to control every day usage of PPCP products.

  7. What can you do? • As of now there isn’t an official way to safely get rid of cosmetics except the landfills. You are able to take your prescriptions back to the pharmacy rather than down the toilet. Also make sure your cosmetics and sunscreen get to the landfill and don’t end up in storm run off creeks and sewage systems. We as a country can band together to step of the processes needed to get laws and regulations past in order to be able to safely dispose of our daily PPCP’s.

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