[Pharmwaste] Selenium Sulfide in shampoo: SOLE active ingredient?

[William Yeman]

Jeff, 
 
Thanks for the heads-up on Pynithione Zinc being an active ingredient
in some shampoos rather than selenium sulfide.
 
But because there are other active ingredients present (e.g.,
soaps/detergents), I don't believe it's correct (at least in USEPA's
RCRA-C program) to identify selenium sulfide or pynithione zinc as the
SOLE active ingredient in those shampoos. (Otherwise the ones formulated
with selenium sulfide would need to be classified as U205 when discarded
unused.)
 
William Yeman, PE
NYSDEC
Albany NY
wxyeman at gw.dec.state.ny.us

>>> "Jeff Hollar" <jhollar at pwaste.com> 7/27/2012 5:36 PM >>>

In some instances, we found Pyrithione Zinc as the sole active
ingredient in “Selsun Blue” and “Selsun Salon” shampoos.  It is
important not to make the waste characterization based solely on the
product name.  Take in consideration what form the drug comes in and any
changes in formulation.
 
Jeff Hollar

President

PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.

4164 NW Urbandale Dr., Ste A

Urbandale, IA 50322

515-276-5302 (general)

515-331-7310 (direct)
515-360-9785 (cell)

www.pwaste.com
 
 
 
 
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Stevan
Gressitt
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 11:26 AM
To: Jeff Hollar
Cc: adele.audet at state.ma.us; jmullowney at pharma-cycle.com;
pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] RE: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 81, Issue 10

 
Was that a variant Selsun Gold?

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Jeff Hollar <jhollar at pwaste.com>
wrote:

FYI – during our waste characterization of Selsun Blue we noticed some
formulations contain Pyrithione Zinc as the active ingredient instead of
Selenium Sulfide.  The formulations containing  Pyrithione Zinc as the
active ingredient are not RCRA hazardous.  Don’t assume all Selsun Blue
is RCRA hazardous when being discarded (non-consumer).
 
Jeff Hollar

President

PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.

4164 NW Urbandale Dr., Ste A

Urbandale, IA 50322

515-276-5302 ( tel:515-276-5302 ) (general)

515-331-7310 ( tel:515-331-7310 ) (direct)
515-360-9785 ( tel:515-360-9785 ) (cell)

www.pwaste.com
 
 
 

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of
jmullowney at pharma-cycle.com
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:22 PM
To: adele.audet at state.ma.us; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] RE: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 81, Issue 10

 
to add to the confusion selenium is one of the EPA rcra 8 metals and it
is not a metal. what is the other rcra metal that is not a metal


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-------- Original message -------- Subject: [Pharmwaste] RE: Pharmwaste
Digest, Vol 81, Issue 10 From: "Audet, Adele (DPH)" To:
pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us CC: 

Fred, 
Recently I had a discussion with folks at DOE.  Selenium is "hazardous
waste" so I asked what was the scoop on Selsun Blue etc.  It is fine for
an individual to have bottles of it but if a community event collects
them then it is hazardous.  There is a lot that is confusing.

Adele D. Audet, R. Ph.
Assistant Director, Drug Control Program
MA DPH
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain MA 02130

Phone 617-983-6712 ( tel:617-983-6712 )
FAX  617-524-8062 ( tel:617-524-8062 )


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