[Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 53, Issue 15
Brian Stenz
brian at returnlogistics.com
Fri Mar 26 13:12:24 EDT 2010
This is the best available technology today for ridding our
environment of these unused meds.
The "caveat emptor" is that Covanta will only accept these materials
if a letter from the generating state "materials collected from
households is not regulated".
Kudos to Covanta for stepping up to the plate with such an offer.
Brian Stenz
Return Logistics International Corporation
22 Artley Road
Savannah, GA 31408
912-748-5100 phone
912-748-5102 fax
561-573-5538 cell
www.returnlogistics.com
On Mar 26, 2010, at 1:34 PM, pharmwaste-request at lists.dep.state.fl.us
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> 1. RE: Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of Residents'
> Unwanted Drugs - Press Release - 3/25/10 (Sue Dayton)
> 2. RE: RE: Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of Residents'
> Unwanted Drugs - Press Release - 3/25/10 (Stacy Tiffany)
>
> From: "Sue Dayton" <sdayton at swcp.com>
> Date: March 26, 2010 1:00:25 PM EDT
> To: "'Pete Pasterz'" <PAPasterz at cabarruscounty.us>, <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> >
> Cc: "'Bell, Derrick'" <derrick.bell at ncagr.gov>, 'Mike Ewall' <catalyst at actionpa.org
> >, 'Emily Foeller' <Emily.Foeller at alamance-nc.com>, wasteq1 at aol.com,
> 'Mike Schade' <mike at chej.org>
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] RE: Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of
> Residents' Unwanted Drugs - Press Release - 3/25/10
>
>
> Is this really “safe” destruction of pharms? Thoughts, anyone?
>
> Sue Dayton
> Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
> North Carolina Healthy Communities Program
> PO BOX 44
> Saxapahaw, NC 27340
> (336) 525-2003
> sdayton at swcp.com
>
>
>
> Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
> matter. - Martin Luther King Jr.
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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 Pete Pasterz
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:49 AM
> To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> Cc: Bell, Derrick; Emily Foeller; wasteq1 at aol.com
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of
> Residents' Unwanted Drugs - Press Release - 3/25/10
>
>
> Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of Residents' Unwanted Drugs
>
> Program Aims to Protect Nation's Waterways from Pharmaceutical
> Contamination
>
> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/covanta-offers-free-safe-destruction-of-residents-unwanted-drugs-89144047.html
>
> FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- To reduce pharmaceutical
> pollutants being discharged into the nation's waterways, Covanta
> Energy is launching an important collaboration with municipalities.
> As more and more communities establish collection centers for
> unwanted medications, Covanta will offer, for 2010, a free disposal
> and destruction service designed to keep these products out of the
> nation's waterways.
>
> Covanta Energy, a world leader in the development, ownership and
> operation of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities and other renewable
> energy projects, is rolling out a national program to process
> pharmaceuticals collected by local governments in drug take-back
> programs. These programs provide residents with a safe and proper
> way to dispose of unwanted medications, including prescription
> drugs, over-the-counter and veterinary medications and nutritional
> supplements. When flushed down the drain, or disposed of in
> landfills, such products contaminate surface waters and have an
> adverse effect on the environment.
>
> "Studies have shown that pharmaceuticals are present in our nation's
> streams and rivers. We want to help prevent the discharge of these
> drugs into the waters that we drink, the waters where we fish and
> the waters where we swim," said John G. Waffenschmidt, Vice
> President, Environmental Science and Community Affairs. "Our
> facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art combustion controls
> and air pollution control equipment to ensure the destruction of
> these drugs in an environmentally sound manner, one that protects
> the water we depend upon day in and day out. Our facilities ensure
> that any pharmaceuticals processed in them do not end up in surface
> waters."
>
> Covanta is a Sustaining Partner of the Product Stewardship Institute
> (PSI), a non-profit group which has been spearheading national
> efforts to define steps for appropriately handling unwanted drugs.
> Covanta has worked with PSI, various regulatory agencies, and with
> municipalities to reduce the potential for contamination of
> waterways by discharged pharmaceuticals.
>
> "Drugs that are disposed of down sinks and toilets, or simply thrown
> in the trash, can cause environmental harm," said Scott Cassel,
> Executive Director of the Product Stewardship Institute. "Take-back
> programs can lower the environmental and health risks associated
> with waste pharmaceuticals. Covanta's offer will reduce the cost of
> take-back programs in municipalities that choose this kind of
> destruction. Thermal destruction at Energy-from-Waste facilities,
> hazardous waste incinerators, or medical waste incinerators,
> provides for the ultimate destruction of these unwanted drugs."
>
> Municipalities interested in participating in the program must
> obtain appropriate regulatory approvals in order to ensure that such
> wastes are not classified as hazardous waste from a federal, state,
> or local perspective. Each program would be subject to a due
> diligence review by Covanta Energy. Municipalities interested in
> participating should contact Larry DellaVecchia, Director, Covanta
> Secure Services at 973-882-7310.
>
> About PSI
> The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) is a national environmental
> institute with membership from 45 states, over 125 local
> governments, and more than 50 businesses, environmental groups, and
> organizations that establish cooperative agreements to reduce the
> health and environmental impacts from consumer products. PSI
> promotes producer responsibility in the context of shared
> responsibility for the lifecycle management of consumer products.
> For more information, visit www.productstewardship.us.
>
> About Covanta
> Covanta Energy is an internationally recognized owner and operator
> of large-scale Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy projects and a
> recipient of the Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of
> Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
> Covanta's 45 Energy-from-Waste facilities provide communities with
> an environmentally sound solution to their solid waste disposal
> needs by using that municipal solid waste to generate clean,
> renewable energy. Annually, Covanta's modern Energy-from-Waste
> facilities safely and securely convert approximately 20 million tons
> of waste into more than 9 million megawatt hours of clean, renewable
> electricity and create more than 10 billion pounds of steam sold to
> a variety of industries. For more information, visit www.covantaholding.com
> .
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> From: Stacy Tiffany <stacy_tiffany at hotmail.com>
> Date: March 26, 2010 1:04:59 PM EDT
> To: <sdayton at swcp.com>, <papasterz at cabarruscounty.us>, <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> >
> Cc: derrick.bell at ncagr.gov, catalyst at actionpa.org, emily.foeller at alamance-nc.com
> , wasteq1 at aol.com, mike at chej.org
> Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] RE: Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction
> of Residents' Unwanted Drugs - Press Release - 3/25/10
>
>
> If PSI (Product Stewardship Institute) I would trust it. They are a
> trustworthy company.
>
> Stacy Tiffany
> Hometown Pharmacies
> Marketing/Operational
> 412-921-7731
>
>
>
>
>
> From: sdayton at swcp.com
> To: PAPasterz at cabarruscounty.us; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:00:25 -0400
> CC: derrick.bell at ncagr.gov; catalyst at actionpa.org; Emily.Foeller at alamance-nc.com
> ; wasteq1 at aol.com; mike at chej.org
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] RE: Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of
> Residents' Unwanted Drugs - Press Release - 3/25/10
>
> Is this really “safe” destruction of pharms? Thoughts, anyone?
>
> Sue Dayton
> Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
> North Carolina Healthy Communities Program
> PO BOX 44
> Saxapahaw, NC 27340
> (336) 525-2003
> sdayton at swcp.com
>
>
>
> Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
> matter. - Martin Luther King Jr.
>
>
>
> From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-
> bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Pete Pasterz
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:49 AM
> To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
> Cc: Bell, Derrick; Emily Foeller; wasteq1 at aol.com
> Subject: [Pharmwaste] Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of
> Residents' Unwanted Drugs - Press Release - 3/25/10
>
>
> Covanta Offers Free, Safe Destruction of Residents' Unwanted Drugs
>
> Program Aims to Protect Nation's Waterways from Pharmaceutical
> Contamination
>
> http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/covanta-offers-free-safe-destruction-of-residents-unwanted-drugs-89144047.html
>
> FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- To reduce pharmaceutical
> pollutants being discharged into the nation's waterways, Covanta
> Energy is launching an important collaboration with municipalities.
> As more and more communities establish collection centers for
> unwanted medications, Covanta will offer, for 2010, a free disposal
> and destruction service designed to keep these products out of the
> nation's waterways.
>
> Covanta Energy, a world leader in the development, ownership and
> operation of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities and other renewable
> energy projects, is rolling out a national program to process
> pharmaceuticals collected by local governments in drug take-back
> programs. These programs provide residents with a safe and proper
> way to dispose of unwanted medications, including prescription
> drugs, over-the-counter and veterinary medications and nutritional
> supplements. When flushed down the drain, or disposed of in
> landfills, such products contaminate surface waters and have an
> adverse effect on the environment.
>
> "Studies have shown that pharmaceuticals are present in our nation's
> streams and rivers. We want to help prevent the discharge of these
> drugs into the waters that we drink, the waters where we fish and
> the waters where we swim," said John G. Waffenschmidt, Vice
> President, Environmental Science and Community Affairs. "Our
> facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art combustion controls
> and air pollution control equipment to ensure the destruction of
> these drugs in an environmentally sound manner, one that protects
> the water we depend upon day in and day out. Our facilities ensure
> that any pharmaceuticals processed in them do not end up in surface
> waters."
>
> Covanta is a Sustaining Partner of the Product Stewardship Institute
> (PSI), a non-profit group which has been spearheading national
> efforts to define steps for appropriately handling unwanted drugs.
> Covanta has worked with PSI, various regulatory agencies, and with
> municipalities to reduce the potential for contamination of
> waterways by discharged pharmaceuticals.
>
> "Drugs that are disposed of down sinks and toilets, or simply thrown
> in the trash, can cause environmental harm," said Scott Cassel,
> Executive Director of the Product Stewardship Institute. "Take-back
> programs can lower the environmental and health risks associated
> with waste pharmaceuticals. Covanta's offer will reduce the cost of
> take-back programs in municipalities that choose this kind of
> destruction. Thermal destruction at Energy-from-Waste facilities,
> hazardous waste incinerators, or medical waste incinerators,
> provides for the ultimate destruction of these unwanted drugs."
>
> Municipalities interested in participating in the program must
> obtain appropriate regulatory approvals in order to ensure that such
> wastes are not classified as hazardous waste from a federal, state,
> or local perspective. Each program would be subject to a due
> diligence review by Covanta Energy. Municipalities interested in
> participating should contact Larry DellaVecchia, Director, Covanta
> Secure Services at 973-882-7310.
>
> About PSI
> The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) is a national environmental
> institute with membership from 45 states, over 125 local
> governments, and more than 50 businesses, environmental groups, and
> organizations that establish cooperative agreements to reduce the
> health and environmental impacts from consumer products. PSI
> promotes producer responsibility in the context of shared
> responsibility for the lifecycle management of consumer products.
> For more information, visit www.productstewardship.us.
>
> About Covanta
> Covanta Energy is an internationally recognized owner and operator
> of large-scale Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy projects and a
> recipient of the Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of
> Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
> Covanta's 45 Energy-from-Waste facilities provide communities with
> an environmentally sound solution to their solid waste disposal
> needs by using that municipal solid waste to generate clean,
> renewable energy. Annually, Covanta's modern Energy-from-Waste
> facilities safely and securely convert approximately 20 million tons
> of waste into more than 9 million megawatt hours of clean, renewable
> electricity and create more than 10 billion pounds of steam sold to
> a variety of industries. For more information, visit www.covantaholding.com
> .
>
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