[Pharmwaste] pharmaceuticals and final disposal
Maggie Stevenson
Maggie.Stevenson@epa.state.il.us
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:19:38 -0600
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Note regarding medicine bottles. The Lions Club collects old medicine
bottles, labels removed, for the distribution of medications in other
countries. Currently they use folded paper because the medicine bottle
donations are scarce but often times the medications get wet or lost
from the folded paper. Just an FYI.
>>> "Johnson, Emma (ECY)" <EJOH461@ECY.WA.GOV> 3:43:49 PM Monday,
January 10, 2005 >>>
Greetings from Washington--
Has anyone looked into the most environmentally preferable method of
disposal for pharmaceuticals (not just what is regulatory)?
For instance, I am trying to ensure that incineration is the best
possible option of these materials and am having a hard time finding
good data on incinerating pharmaceuticals.
1. Are there pharmaceuticals that shouldn't be incinerated?
2. Are plastic pill bottles a problem for dioxin emissions?
3. At what temperature do the Genotoxic pharmaceuticals need to be
incinerated? My sources say 1200 degrees Celsius. Is this correct?
FYI-I am facilitating a project here in the Northwest region to take
back pharmaceuticals.
Emma Johnson
Washington State Department of Ecology
425-649-7266
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regarding medicine bottles. The Lions Club collects old medicine =
bottles, labels removed, for the distribution of medications in other =
countries. Currently they use folded paper because the medicine =
bottle donations are scarce but often times the medications get wet or =
lost from the folded paper. Just an FYI.<BR><BR>>>> =
"Johnson, Emma (ECY)" <EJOH461@ECY.WA.GOV> 3:43:49 PM Monday, =
January 10, 2005 >>><BR>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>Greetings from Washington--</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Has anyone looked into the most environmentally =
preferable method of disposal for pharmaceuticals (not just what is =
regulatory)?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>For instance, I am trying to ensure that incineration is =
the best possible option of these materials and am having a hard time =
finding good data on incinerating pharmaceuticals. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>1. Are there pharmaceuticals that shouldn't be =
incinerated?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>2. Are plastic pill bottles a =
problem for dioxin emissions?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>3. At what =
temperature do the Genotoxic pharmaceuticals need to be incinerated? =
My sources say 1200 degrees Celsius. Is this correct? =
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>FYI-I am facilitating a project here in the Northwest =
region to take back pharmaceuticals. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>Emma Johnson</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>Washington State =
Department of Ecology</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D2>425-649-7266</FONT> =
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