[Pharmwaste] Items Accepted at Permanent Collection

[Grasso, Cheri]

Angela,
In Washington State we have several law enforcement offices that have set up medicine take-back programs.  Some only accept prescriptions medicines and others accept all medicines.  These law enforcement offices pay for the disposal of their collected medicines out of their own budgets. We encourage them to collect all medicines, but it is their decision what they collect and pay themselves to dispose.  For a list of our medicine take-back programs, go to www.takebackyourmeds.org/what-you-can-do/locations<http://www.takebackyourmeds.org/what-you-can-do/locations>
Cheri
Cheri Grasso
Pharmaceuticals Project
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County
130 Nickerson Street, Suite 100 | Seattle, WA  98109 | 206-263-3089
Local Governments for Health and the Environment www.lhwmp.org<www.lhwmp.org%20>
Protect our Kids, Families, the Environment  www.takebackyourmeds.org

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of ANGELA Deckers
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 12:33 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Items Accepted at Permanent Collection

Greetings. I am hoping to get some feedback from other programs that have established pharm collection containers at local law enforcement agencies.

In our program, the evidence room managers of the participating police agencies are voicing frustration over the disposal of items in the collection containers that are viewed, by the agencies, as outside the realm of the intended use of the program. Examples would include vitamins, over-the-counter meds etc...

As public works staff, I facilitated the implementation of the program, come from the environmental side, and see the benefit of collecting some of these products. The police staff are looking at controlling illegal use of prescription meds. I would like them to collect these products but don't wish to alienate them to the point that they consider backing out all together.

Has anyone else run into this and what compromises were reached?   Where did your program draw the line?

Please respond to adeckers at cityofboise.org<mailto:adeckers at cityofboise.org>

Thanks. Your time in responding is much appreciated.


Angela Deckers
Hazardous Materials Coordinator
Boise Public Works
adeckers at cityofboise.org<mailto:adeckers at cityofboise.org>
208.384.3983
208.433.5650 fax
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