[Pharmwaste] model pharma collection program evaluation background paper

[Lucy, Burke]

Many of you may be interested in the background paper we just released today.  It evaluates all types of home-generated pharmaceutical collection programs-in terms of efficacy, safety, statewide accessibility, and cost effectiveness-by type in California based on surveys completed in the last few months.  We received an 86% response rate from 207 out of 241 known continuous collection sites, 46 of the 53 known events, and 3 of the 3 known pilot mail-back programs in California.

The background paper and attachments are available at the bottom of this page: http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Actions/PublicNoticeDetail.aspx?id=217&aiid=217

I should caution that the results in California are not necessarily representative of the results throughout the country because currently only law enforcement programs dispose of home-generated pharmaceutical waste within the state.


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
916.324.6848

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