[Pharmwaste] "drug throw away month"
Tenace, Laurie
Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us
Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:59:26 -0400
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Here's a post from Lynn Rubenstein:
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Hello. Just an interesting tidbit to share. I just had a conversation =
with
an ad agency in Boston who wanted NERC's help in promoting their October
"drug throw away month" program. When questioned, she said yes, it =
really was
to encourage people to "get rid of their expired and unwanted drugs by
throwing them out or flushing them." I stressed that while I supported =
the
need to get expired and unwanted medications of the home, telling people =
to
just "get rid of them" was a grossly negligent strategy for the health =
plan
to be taking. I stressed the need for proper disposal, including haz. =
waste
and police involvement. She said "she'd pass the word". Great. Lynn
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Lynn Rubinstein, Executive Director
Northeast Recycling Council, Inc.
139 Main St., Suite 401
Brattleboro, VT 05301
lynn@nerc.org www.nerc.org
802-254-3636/802-254-5870 fax
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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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from
Lynn Rubenstein:</span></font></p>
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Hello. Just =
an interesting
tidbit to share. I just had a conversation with an ad agency in Boston =
who wanted NERC's help in promoting their October "drug throw away =
month"
program. When questioned, she said yes, it really was to encourage =
people to
"get rid of their expired and unwanted drugs by throwing them out =
or
flushing them." I stressed that while I supported the need to =
get expired
and unwanted medications of the home, telling people to just "get =
rid of
them" was a grossly negligent strategy for the health plan to be =
taking.
I stressed the need for proper disposal, including haz. waste and police
involvement. She said "she'd pass the word". =
Great. Lynn</span></font></p>
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Rubinstein</span></font><font
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Executive Director</span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Northeast Recycling =
Council,
Inc.</span></font></p>
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>139 Main St., =
Suite 401</span></font></p>
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face=3D"Courier New"><span
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VT 05301</span></font></p>
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<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>
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