[Pharmwaste] San Antonio - Texas / MedDropSA results

Tue Jun 8 12:18:12 EDT 2010

I've said this on this list serv several years ago, manufacturer take
back is the most protective way to manage this problem.  You already
have reverse distribution in place.  The manufacturer and their
production facility already has pollution control for air,water and
waste in place at their production facility.  If they can formulate,
they can deconstruct and recycle chemicals and as an added bonus protect
any proprietary formulations due to better product distribution control.
 Since most of the product sold is consumed cost should be pennies per
item sold.

Granted it is cheaper to burn, and currently this industry does not
know what the costs for this activity will be.  The Pharm industry
should take a lesson from the electronics industry by evaluating the
cost impact, build it into the product cost and get out ahead of a
hodgepodge of well intended but poorly designed and executed state
legislation (20 different versions), before it falls into the same trap.
 The biggest challenge is the overseas manufacturer willingness to
comply, which is why Federal legislation is needed to control products
sold in the US.

Matt McCarron
Pollution Prevention/Green Business
CA Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
700 Heinz Ave. Suite 300  MS R2 - 2-3
Berkeley, CA 94710

510-540-3828

Green Business = Good Business

>>> gressitt <gressitt at zoho.com> 6/7/2010 4:13 PM >>>
Why? What is better? 

---- On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:04:13 -0700 Mark <mdonahue3 at charter.net>
wrote ---- 

But the *solution* is still incineration. Not good!

Mark Donahue
ListServe Contributor

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of
Matthew C. Mireles
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 6:16 PM
To: Jeff Hollar; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us 
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] San Antonio - Texas / MedDropSA results

That actually may qualify each household as small waste generator...  :
)

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeff Hollar 
Sent: Jun 7, 2010 2:47 PM 
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us 
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] San Antonio - Texas / MedDropSA results 

Wow - That’s over 10 pounds of pharmaceutical waste per vehicle!  That
seems high for a single consumer household.

Jeff Hollar
President
 PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.
 (P) 515-276-5302 Ext. 316
 (W) www.pwaste.com

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Subject: [Pharmwaste] San Antonio - Texas / MedDropSA results

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From:Ken Diehl [mailto:Ken.Diehl at saws.org] 
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 12:17 PM
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Subject: FW: San Antonio - Texas / MedDropSA results

May I ask this List Group if any other Program of it’s kind has
exceeded 1,336 lbs. for a one time collection of unused/unwanted
medicines collected in the US?  Thanks.

Ken Diehl, Environmental Protection Specialist IV
Resource Protection & Compliance Department
San Antonio Water System
P.O. Box 2449
San Antonio, Texas  78298
Work: (210) 233-3535
Fax:    (210) 233-4797
ken.diehl at saws.org

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Subject: San Antonio - Texas / MedDropSA results

I wanted to share the results provided by the San Antonio Police
Department/Narcotics Division of “MedDropSA” that was held this last
Sat. (June 5th) in San Antonio Texas.  MedDropSA is the name for the
City of San Antonio’s residential pharmaceutical drug disposal program.
See Flyer attached.   

The San Antonio Water System has partnering with the San Antonio Police
Department and the City’s Solid Waste Management Division on a new
initiative, MedDropSA.  This program is designed to collect unwanted or
unused medications, both prescription and over-the-counter.  The event
was scheduled in conjunction with the City’s Household Hazardous Waste
collection day to collect old/unneeded pharmaceuticals, providing a
safe, free alternative to disposal.   

Weight: 
·        Pills - 1,007 lbs    
·        Liquids/powders/creams - 329 lbs

          GRAND TOTAL: 1,336 lbs

Approximate number of vehicles participated:  
·       110

Boxes to be incinerated by Law enforcement at a permitted facility: 
·       Total of 36 boxes

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Ken Diehl, Environmental Protection Specialist IV
Resource Protection & Compliance Department
San Antonio Water System
P.O. Box 2449
San Antonio, Texas  78298
Work: (210) 233-3535
Fax:    (210) 233-4797
ken.diehl at saws.org

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