[Pharmwaste] "Annie's Mailbox" letter

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:28:34 -0400

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Dear Listservers

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If you didn't see "Annie's Mailbox" (the column that replaced Dear Abby) =
in
your Sunday paper, be sure to look for it! The headline read, "What is =
the
safest way to dispose of unused meds?" and was written by Dan Troge of =
the
Conservation Advisory Council and the Fishkill Creek Watershed =
Committee,
N.Y. I have not been able to find the article on line to send it and you
probably can't see it if I hold it up to my monitor.=20

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In their response, they mention speaking to Phillippa Cannon at the EPA =
-
anyone know her? She recommended taking meds to HHW events or calling =
Earth
911.=20

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Checking with a local pharmacy was suggested - and they said some =
Walgreens
with accept old meds. They mentioned the CVS pilot project in Maine and =
that
Canadian pharmacies have a recycling program. Also that Health Canada is
hoping to develop a national education campaign - any Canadians on the =
list
who can tell us about that?=20

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This was a great way to bring this issue to the attention of =
non-technical
people around the country. I would encourage all of you to think of =
venues to
reach audiences who don't go on line or read technical magazines or =
journals.

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Laurie

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Laurie J. Tenace

Environmental Specialist

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4555

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400

PH: (850) 245-8759

FAX: (850) 245-8811

Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us

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view our mercury web pages at:=20

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Dear
Listservers</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

If
you didn&#8217;t see &#8220;Annie&#8217;s Mailbox&#8221; (the column =
that
replaced Dear Abby) in your Sunday paper, be sure to look for it! The =
headline
read, &#8220;What is the safest way to dispose of unused meds?&#8221; =
and was
written by Dan Troge of the Conservation Advisory Council and the =
Fishkill
Creek Watershed Committee, N.Y. I have not been able to find the article =
on
line to send it and you probably can&#8217;t see it if I hold it up to =
my monitor.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

In their
response, they mention speaking to Phillippa Cannon at the EPA &#8211; =
anyone know
her? She recommended taking meds to HHW events or calling Earth 911. =

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Checking
with a local pharmacy was suggested &#8211; and they said some Walgreens =
with
accept old meds. They mentioned the CVS pilot project in Maine and that
Canadian pharmacies have a recycling program. Also that Health Canada is =
hoping
to develop a national education campaign &#8211; any Canadians on the =
list who
can tell us about that?

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

This
was a great way to bring this issue to the attention of non-technical =
people
around the country. I would encourage all of you to think of venues to =
reach audiences
who don&#8217;t go on line or read technical magazines or =
journals.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Laurie</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Laurie
J. Tenace</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Environmental
Specialist</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Florida
Department of Environmental Protection</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>2600</span></font><font
 size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> Blair Stone Road, =
MS</span></font><font
size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> 4555</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Tallahassee</span></font><font
 size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>, Florida =
32399-2400</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>PH:
(850) 245-8759</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>FAX:
(850) 245-8811</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><a
href=3D"mailto:Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.=
us</a></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>view
our mercury web pages at: </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><a
href=3D"http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm">=
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm</a></span=
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