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MEMernet: WTF? on Ebay, AlGreens, and Shell Shock

Post author By
Post date September 9, 2020

WTF? for sale

Now you can own a piece of Flyer history. Our 2016 election issue with the “WTF?” headline can be yours on eBay for the low, low price of $100. It was free four years ago. But weren’t we all?

Its condition? Used, but in good shape. Where is it? Olive Branch.

Posted to eBay by butlernation2019

AlGreens

Don’t even care if this wasn’t in Memphis. Still Memphis AF.

Posted by u/productiveslacker73

Shell Shock

You weren’t a citizen of the MEMernet last week if you didn’t read about/see pictures of the grafitti at the Levitt Shell. Graceland and the I Love Memphis mural on Cooper were hit, too. But the Shell’s Facebook post about the graffiti was somehow the sparkiest spark on social.

People raged at the Shell and those upset by the graffiti, accusing them of caring more about “free music” than the lives of Black people. Facebooker Sarah Rushakoff pored over the Shell’s leadership lineup, finding its diversity lacking.

The day after the post, the Shell said on Facebook it had “multiple conversations” and “we appreciate your honesty and willingness to be vocal.”

Tags Al Green, ebay, graffiti, Levitt Shell, Memphis, Memphis Flyer cover, Walgreens, wtf

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Tennessee, Google Partner on Drug Disposal

Post author By Toby Sells
Post date April 23, 2019

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You probably know you shouldn’t flush medications you don’t want anymore. It’s bad for the environment. But maybe you don’t know what to do with them. Well, now you can Google it.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) partnered with Google Maps on a new map that shows exactly where you can take those unwanted drugs.

There are now 334 permanent collection bins across the state for expired, unused, or unwanted household medications across all 95 Tennessee counties. You can find them using Google Maps. Just type “drug drop off near me” or “medication disposal near me.”

In Memphis, many of the bins are located at police precincts, Walgreens, and CVS stores.

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Find a drug disposal bin in your neighborhood with this handy map.

“With just a single search on Google, Americans can quickly find convenient disposal locations open year-round, and do their part to reduce the harmful health and environmental impacts of excess medications,” said Google User Safety Initiative senior counsel Michael Trinh.

Flushing medications or draining drugs down a sink allows chemicals to enter streams or groundwater where they can affect drinking water and stream ecosystems. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to adequately remove chemicals found in drugs, according to TDEC.

Medications accepted in the bins include liquid prescriptions, ointments, pills, over-the-counter medications, and pet medications.

But if you’d really like to be part of a national drug-disposal event, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is hosting Drug Take-Back Day on April 27th. Drop off your drugs with the feds here.