[Pharmwaste] NERC Report re Pilot at Maine CVS

[Ross Bunnell]

Dear PharmWaste listserve members:

I believe that there have been previous postings about the work of the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) in the area of pharmaceutical collections, but I recently became aware of a report they had prepared for a pilot collection they did at a CVS pharmacy in Maine last year.  This report is very well written and provides a lot of useful information about anyone that might be considering a collection event at a commercial pharmacy.

The report is available on the NERC website at:

http://www.nerc.org/adobe/CVSPilotReportFINAL.pdf

Other interesting web pages on the NERC web site relating to pharmaceutical management include the following:

http://www.nerc.org/adobe/PlasticMedicationContainerBMP.pdf
http://www.nerc.org/adobe/FinalRepFCpilot.pdf 
http://www.nerc.org/adobe/BMPforEndofLifeManagement-FINAL.pdf
http://www.nerc.org/bulletin/20051001.html#4
http://www.nerc.org/bulletin/20050701.html#10
http://www.nerc.org/powerpoint/unwantedmed5-05/index.html

Ross Bunnell, Sanitary Engineer
CT DEP, Bureau of Waste Management
(860) 424-3274
ross.bunnell at po.state.ct.us