[Pharmwaste] State survey of pharmaceutical disposal guidelines

[Sue Dayton]

Not many states listed! So, for example, I see NC is not on the list. To
find out what our state's policy on flushing pharms is, who do you suggest I
call here in NC?

 

 

Sue Dayton

Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League

North Carolina Healthy Communities Program

PO BOX 44

Saxapahaw, NC 27340

(336) 525-2003

sdayton at swcp.com

 

 

 

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From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Sierra
Fletcher
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 11:53 AM
To: Dawn Forsythe; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] State survey of pharmaceutical disposal guidelines

 

Attached is a list of state-by-state recommendations compiled by the Product
Stewardship Institute for our National Dialogue on Waste Pharmaceuticals. If
we missed you, please let me know and we'll keep compiling!

 

As Jennifer Jackson indicated, the Federal Guidelines are recommendations
only and states or local governments (or organizations, for that matter) can
make other suggestions. One of the suggestions made at our last National
Dialogue meeting was that the Federal Guidelines recommend that people
contact their local/state government for their recommendations. State
recommendations typically do not call for flushing of ANY substances, and
vary in the emphasis they put on take-back programs. (The availability of
these programs varies).

 

 

 

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Sierra E. Fletcher

Associate - Policy and Programs

Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.

137 Newbury Street, 7th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

617-236-4886 (phone)

617-859-9889 (fax)

sierra at productstewardship.us <mailto:scott at productstewardship.us> 

www.productstewardship.us <http://www.productstewardship.us/> 

 

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Dawn Forsythe
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 11:54 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] State survey of pharmaceutical disposal guidelines

 

I wonder if any organization can assemble the state-by-state DEP
recommendations for flush/disposal/take back? Or has it already been done?
This would be valuable info for the nation's wastewater agencies.

 

Dawn Forsythe

Director of Communications

Water Environment Research Foundation

Office: 703-684-2470 x 7908

Cell: 240-462-3011

www.werf.org

 

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