[Pharmwaste] Household pharms (even haz waste) excluded

[Jeff Hollar]

We have found that around 4% of an inpatient pharmacy's formulary is RCRA
waste, when discarded.  Not all of those items are used by households.
However, let's not forget about the BMP (Best Management Practices) waste.
Think of all the chemo drugs alone that would be classified as RCRA waste if
RCRA was updated.  

 

If anyone is interested in running a test to determine the amount of RCRA
waste collected at their next collection event, let me know (off of the
listserve).  We will help out with the identification side and share the
results with the rest of the group.

 

Jeff Hollar

President

 

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From: Gilliam, Allen [mailto:GILLIAM at adeq.state.ar.us] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 1:20 PM
To: 'Thompson.Virginia at epamail.epa.gov'; 'Matthew C. Mireles'; 'Gressitt,
Stevan'
Cc: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us; 'Bunnell, Ross';
pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Household pharms (even haz waste) excluded

 

Understood, but sorry.  

 

Would anyone care to take a swag at what % of pharma collections from a
take-back program are actually RCRA?  I'd hazard (yep, a pun there) less
than 0.5%.

 

Gressitt?  Mireles?  Whatchoo think?

 

allen g 

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From: Thompson.Virginia at epamail.epa.gov
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Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 12:20 PM
To: Gilliam, Allen
Cc: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us;
pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us; 'Bunnell, Ross'
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Household pharms (even haz waste) excluded


Some states (including Pennsylvania) do not apply the household haz waste
exemption to waste that is brought back together into one location such as
at a collection event.  The pharmaceutical collection events that have been
held in PA have required compliance with PA's hazardous waste regulations as
though the waste had not been household waste.  There may be other states
that also do not keep the household waste exemption when household haz waste
is collected. 

Virginia Thompson
Sustainable Healthcare Sector Manager
Office of Environmental Innovation (3EA40)
US Environmental Protection Agency Region 3
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA  19103
Voice:  (215) 814-5755; Fax (215) 814-2783
thompson.virginia at epa.gov




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