[Pharmwaste] Pharmwaste Digest, Vol. 6, Issue 3 (RE: Non-incineration techniques fro treatingRx expired products)

[Parsons, David S.]

Dear Ahmed & Todd,

Here's a link to the 1999 World Health Organization "Guidelines for safe
disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals in and after emergencies", which
discusses incineration & non-incineration disposal methods:

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/1999/WHO_EDM_PAR_99.2.pdf

Here's a link to the November 2005 Northeast Recycling Council report
"Managing Pharmaceutical Waste: Best Management Practices for Plastic
Medication Containers from Consumers":

www.nerc.org/adobe/PlasticMedicationContainerBMP.pdf

Attachment B of the report (last page) is a recommendation that
medications should stay in their original containers for disposal &
gives reasons why. For sealed containers (e.g., bottles) with
identifying labels that are inside outer packaging (e.g., paperboard
boxes), you may want to remove the outer packaging to reduce the
pharmaceutical waste volume. There may be opportunities for recycling
some types of removed outer packaging.

Listserv Members: This is my 1st post to the Listserv. If I violated
Listserv etiquette, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Dave
David S. Parsons, Chemist
State of WI Dept. of Natural Resources
Bureau of Waste & Materials Management - WA/3
101 S. Webster St., PO Box 7921
Madison, WI  53707-7921
voice:  (608) 266-0272
fax:  (608) 267-2768
e-mail:  david.parsons at dnr.state.wi.us

-----Original Message-----
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Jim Todd
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:48 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Pharmwaste Digest, Vol. 6,Issue 3 (RE:
Non-incineration techniques fro treatingRx expired products)

I share Ahmed Hamza's interest in non-incineration technologies for
disposing of unwanted pharmaceuticals.  Recycling of plastic medicine
containers, etc. is also of interest.

I would very much appreciate learning about the list serve mentioned by
Charlotte A. Smith.

Jim Todd
Project Manager
Pharmaceuticals Take-Back Project
***********************
WA Citizens for Resource Conservation
http://wastenotwashington.org/
2021 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA  98121
206.441.1791

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From:	pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us on behalf of PharmInfo
[info at Pharmecology.com]
Sent:	Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:51 AM
To:	Ahmed Hamza
Cc:	Monica Livingston; Mary Larsen; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject:	[Pharmwaste] RE: Non-incineration techniques for
treating Rxexpired products

Attachments:	ATT919616.txt

Dear Ahmed,

 

Thank you for your inquiry. At PharmEcology Associates we provide
information on hazardous pharmaceutical waste segregation and are not
knowledgeable about treatment technologies, so I am forwarding your
request to a list serve in the US that includes a variety of state and
industry professionals who may be able to assist you. I am not
personally familiar with any technologies of this nature, but hopefully
someone may respond in a more helpful manner. 

 

Best regards, 

 

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

csmith at pharmecology.com

www.pharmecology.com

H2E Champion for Change Award 2004

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From: Ahmed Hamza [mailto:a_hamza at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 4:30 AM
To: PharmInfo
Subject: 

 

I am enquiring for technologies (no incineration) to be used for
treating pharmaceutical expired products. with possible recycling for
plastics, paper, and glass to be used in manufacturing other non
pharmaceutical, or food containers.