FW: [Pharmwaste] Return of Unwanted Medications to Pharmacies

[Tenace, Laurie]

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From: Lucy, Burke [mailto:Burke.Lucy at CalRecycle.ca.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 1:43 PM
To: 'Robert Macdonald'; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Return of Unwanted Medications to Pharmacies

Robert,

San Luis Obispo County, California is the only jurisdiction I know of that has an ordinance requiring retailers that sell sharps to also collect them for proper disposal.  Here's the ordinance:

http://www.iwma.com/admin/board/2008/May08/Ordinance%202008-2_Sharps.pdf

You can also see Bill Worrell's presentation about it here:

http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/hhw/Events/Sharps/2008/AugPresent.pdf

It seems to be effective too since we just got the numbers in and their growth rate in the pounds of sharps collected more than tripled (14% to 44%) in the past year since the ordinance was passed.  That's against the backdrop of the growth rate throughout California more than doubling since we passed a law effective Sept. 2008 that banned home-generated sharps from household trash (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/05-06/bill/sen/sb_1301-1350/sb_1305_bill_20060712_chaptered.html).

Also, in a couple hours I'll be attending the City of Sacramento's stakeholders meeting on a draft sharps ordinance.  I've heard other jurisdictions in California are considering similar ordinances too.



Burke


Mr. Burke Lucy
Integrated Waste Management Specialist
Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle)
(formerly California Integrated Waste Management Board)
1001 I Street, PO Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95812
Burke.Lucy at CalRecycle.ca.gov
916.341.6484

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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 Robert Macdonald
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:25 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Return of Unwanted Medications to Pharmacies

Hello,

Is anyone aware of any law/regulation, anywhere in the country, which requires pharmacies to accept the return of unwanted medications from the public or health care providers??

Thanks.





Robert MacDonald
Program Development Specialist/Planner
Environmental Health Services
Macomb County Health Dept.
586-469-5236
robert.macdonald at macombcountymi.gov

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