The following excerpt is from May 8, 2019 roundupweb.com By By Dianne Swanson On Thursday, May 2, Richland County law enforcement incinerated drugs which had been deposited in the several drop-off boxes in Richland County, plus any collected by law enforcement that were approved by the courts to … Read More
Extensive reach of the drug problem
The following is a letter to the editor from the January 2, 2018 edition of CarolinaCoastOnline Morehead City, N.C. Jan. 2, 2018 TO THE EDITOR: We have a drug problem in America. The statistics are astounding. According to Common Sense for Drug Policy, there were 63,600 drug overdose … Read More
Stash and burn: ‘Terminator’ helps local authorities make sure drugs won’t be back
The following excerpt is from November 16, 2017 saukvalley.com By BOB TOMASZEWSKI btomaszewski@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @TheBobMob STERLING – Local police have a new weapon in their war on drugs, and the firepower is kinda awesome. Sterling Police, in collaboration with the Rock … Read More
Geneseo gets sophisticated drug disposal
September 26, 2017 QCOnline.com GENESEO – Police soon may be able to incinerate drug evidence faster and at higher temperatures. Aldermen voted Tuesday to recommend to council Oct. 10 the purchase of an Illinois-made “Drug Terminator” incinerator. Cost is about $4,000. The police department’s … Read More
States considering legislation for incineration of drug takeback programs
The ELASTEC Drug Terminator is a safe, efficient way to dispose of released drug evidence and medication collected during drug take back programs. The portable incinerator is currently used by police departments across the country to keep drugs off our streets and out of our water supply by reducing … Read More
Environmentally safe ELASTEC MediBurn to control Ebola spread
Elastec/American Marine Sales Manager, Jeremy Pretzsch has been busy fielding inquiries about MediBurn, a portable medical waste incinerator, as a weapon in the fight to help curb the spread of Ebola. Pretzsch recently discussed the advantages of the ELASTEC MediBurn with a United Nations … Read More
Health Department Purchases ELASTEC Drug Terminator for Columbia Police
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services paid for a drug incinerator the Columbia Police Department recently acquired, according to a news release. The incinerator, named the Drug Terminator, cost $4,601, health department spokeswoman Andrea Waner said. The device … Read More
Detectives fire up incinerators to destroy drugs, donate thousands to public schools
Detectives fire up incinerators to destroy drugs, donate thousands to public schools Brunswick County, NC (WECT) – Detectives are not only getting drugs off the streets, but they’re also getting rid of them forever. Undercover detectives fired up the Drug Terminator on Friday. It’s an … Read More
Bisbee Community Chorus’s “Shed it-Shred it” fundraiser
A steady stream of people turned up to the Bisbee Community Chorus's “Shed it-Shred it” fundraiser to dispose of documents, electronics and medications at Ace Hardware in Bisbee on Saturday. In the kickoff event for Cochise County’s news Medication Disposal Program, about 5 pounds of unneeded … Read More
Many taking advantage of prescription drug take back program
UNION COUNTY — The opportunity to dispose of unwanted prescription medication on a weekday with no questions asked has proved so popular that the old mailbox used by the Union County Sheriff’s Office to collect the drugs has to be emptied every week. For three years, the sheriff’s office … Read More
