Curtis Bay, Maryland - April 13, 2017: Pharmaceutical waste is incinerated at the Curtis Bay Medical Waste Incinerator plant in Curtis Bay, Md., Thursday April 13, 2017.
Unused drugs and supplies from medical facilities and nursing homes are regularly discarded. Some are flushed, others populate landfills, while the most environmentally safe option of the three is incineration.
CREDIT: Matt Roth