[Pharmwaste] FW: Parameters to be developed re HHW drug waste

Tenace, Laurie Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us
Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:39:47 -0400 

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Folks,

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Following is an email from Charlotte Smith of PharmEcology. Please help
Charlotte find the information she's looking for which will be needed as =
more
pilot projects are tried around the country. I think it would be helpful =
to
respond to the whole list so we can get each an idea of what's happening =
in
other states. Be sure to include an address block with your response.

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

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From: Charlotte Smith [mailto:csmith@pharmecology.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 2:00 PM
To: Tenace, Laurie
Cc: 'Lynn Rubenstein'
Subject: Parameters to be developed re HHW drug waste

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Hi Laurie,

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It would be useful to know how each state regards hazardous =
pharmaceutical
waste generated by households and then collected at a central location. =
In
Maine, the hazardous waste loses its exempt status and is again =
regulated as
RCRA hazardous waste. In Washington State, it retains its household =
status to
a degree but must be incinerated at their approved Spokane incinerator. =
I
suppose in the worst of all worlds, it could actually be landfilled =
legally,
although we'd hate to see that happen. But it would be important for =
people
trying to pilot HHW or other Rx take back programs to have that =
information
available.

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Secondly, it would be helpful to identify those MSW or RMW incinerators =
which
are capable of handling a consumer drug take back waste stream, which is =
much
more varied and diluted than Rx waste from a manufacturer.=20

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Given those two pieces of data, some decision points would already be =
covered
in terms of cost effectiveness and environmental protection.  In the =
best of
all worlds, a cost analysis tool could eventually be constructed that =
would
take into account all of these and other variables.=20

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Best regards,=20

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Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM

President

PharmEcology Associates, LLC

200 S. Executive Drive, Suite 101

Brookfield, WI 53005

262-814-2635

Fax 414-479-9941

www.pharmecology.com <http://www.pharmecology.com/>=20

H2E Champion for Change Award

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Charlotte Smith
of PharmEcology. Please help Charlotte find the information she&#8217;s =
looking
for which will be needed as more pilot projects are tried around the =
country. I
think it would be helpful to respond to the whole list so we can get =
each an
idea of what&#8217;s happening in other states. Be sure to include an =
address
block with your response.</span></font></p>

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Charlotte Smith
[mailto:csmith@pharmecology.com] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 07, =
2005
2:00 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Tenace, Laurie<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> 'Lynn Rubenstein'<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Parameters to be
developed re HHW drug waste</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>Hi Laurie,</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It would be useful to know how each state regards =
hazardous
pharmaceutical&nbsp;waste generated by households and then collected at =
a
central location. In Maine, the hazardous waste loses its exempt status =
and is
again regulated as RCRA hazardous waste. In Washington State, it retains =
its
household status to a degree but must be incinerated at their approved =
Spokane incinerator. I suppose in the worst of all worlds, it could =
actually be landfilled
legally, although we'd hate to see that happen. But it would be =
important for
people trying to pilot HHW or other Rx take back programs to have that
information available.</span></font></p>

</div>

<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Secondly, it would be helpful to identify those MSW =
or RMW
incinerators which are capable of handling a consumer drug take back =
waste
stream, which is much more varied and diluted than Rx waste from a
manufacturer. </span></font></p>

</div>

<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

</div>

<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Given those two pieces of data, some decision points =
would
already be covered in terms of cost effectiveness and environmental
protection.&nbsp; In the best of all worlds, a cost analysis tool could
eventually be constructed that would take into account all of these and =
other
variables. </span></font></p>

</div>

<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Best regards, </span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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12.0pt'>Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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12.0pt'>PharmEcology Associates, LLC</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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  12.0pt'>Brookfield</span></font>, WI 53005</p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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12.0pt'>H2E Champion for Change Award</span></font></p>

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