[Pharmwaste] FW: Prescription Drugs

[Gleason, Irene]

FYI

-----Original Message-----
From: James Talbot [mailto:James.Talbot@Seattle.Gov]=20
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 1:16 PM
To: Mailing list for HHW professionals.
Subject: Re: Prescription Drugs

In Seattle-We use to take some pharmaceuticals, but regulations on =
restricted
drugs (our interpretation of laws) precluded our accepting it anymore =
(We
sure could not tell the difference on some little white pills).  We now
advise customers to destroy drugs, remove from containers and wrap in =
opaque
plastic and dispose of in general garbage.
 We used to have people flush down the sewer, but water quality and =
treatment
issue were of a concern.  The issue of contract labor or the appearance =
of
the valuable drugs "missing' from the site or the disposal stream after =
our
workers handled them  was more liability than we wanted to take on.



Jim Talbot
Supervisor -HHW
SPU-Solid Waste
(206)-684-7485
pager 982-4322
james.talbot@seattle.gov

>>> BDonnelly@co.broome.ny.us 2/24/2005 8:31:58 AM >>>
I was wondering if anyone has a policy or possibly has done a collection =
for
Prescription Drugs.  I was told that Portland, ME did a pilot, however I
don't have any information regarding it.  I was also thinking there may =
be
some regulations restricting it.

Thank you,

=20

Brian Donnelly

Broome County DSWM

286 Knapp Rd.

Binghamton, NY  13905

(607)763-4305

bdonnelly@co.broome.ny.us <mailto:bdonnelly@co.broome.ny.us>=20

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