[Pharmwaste] Federal Incineration Reg

Holcomb, Sarah, NMENV sarah.holcomb at state.nm.us
Thu Jul 15 11:41:23 EDT 2010


I checked with my various sources, and the person I spoke with had been
misinformed. Apparently the concern from another counterpart of mine is
that the DEA regulations haven't been promulgated yet to specify what
take back programs are supposed to do, and the real concern was that
take back programs nationwide are illegal. I explained that as long as
the special agent in charge at the local DEA office has approved of the
take back program, it shouldn't be an issue. Sorry for the weird
question - it was just SO weird that I needed to double check with you
all... Thanks!! 

Anything collected from households here in NM, even if it is technically
a P or U listed waste, is still considered household hazardous waste, so
there is no stipulation on having to separate things out before
incineration. However, we are one of the few states that doesn't (at
this point) allow incineration of most things. 

 

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From: Jeff Hollar [mailto:jhollar at pwaste.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:17 AM
To: Holcomb, Sarah, NMENV; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Federal Incineration Reg

 

Hi Sarah,

 

I suspect this is misinformation.  If the regulation is federal, there
would be many violators.  I know of no current EPA or DEA regulation
pertaining to the restriction of incinerating controlled substances.

 

Jeff Hollar

President

 

PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.

4164 NW Urbandale Dr., Suite A

Urbandale, IA 50322

(P) 515-276-5302 Ext. 316

(D) 515-331-7310

(F) 480-393-5564

(E) Jhollar at Pwaste.com

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From: Holcomb, Sarah, NMENV [mailto:sarah.holcomb at state.nm.us] 
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 3:57 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Federal Incineration Reg

 

Hi all - 

Does anyone know of a federal regulation that prohibits the incineration
of controlled substances? This is information I heard this morning, but
the person I spoke with didn't have any more information than this... 

 

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Sarah Holcomb

Environmental Scientist/Specialist

Surface Water Quality Bureau

New Mexico Environment Department

5500 San Antonio NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109

505-222-9587

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