environmental – Worcester Community Project Center

March 24, 2023May 2, 2023 by meruddat

Rep. Keefe: Drug Waste Protocols

Project Description Our project goal was to investigate the impact of drug waste protocols in Massachusetts and look into legislation in other states around this issue. We collected data through interviews with pharmacists, patients, nurses, organizations, and lawmakers. Our findings from this research were: safety protocols, overmedication, and expired medication lead to drug waste. Further…

October 28, 2015August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

The Office of Senator James Eldridge: Recommendations for a Comprehensive Massachusetts Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Policy

Importance of our project When you fill up your car’s gasoline tank, have you ever wondered how that gasoline is stored? Well, under every gas stations lies two to three underground storage tanks (UST) that hold between 10,000 to 30,000 gallons of gasoline. This natural resource is an environmental hazard, so the USTs require strict…