[Pharmwaste] Product Stewardship bill link to Pharma safe disposal campaign?

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It's certainly time for someone to step up!

-----Original Message-----
From: "Jim Mullowney" <jmullowney at pharma-cycle.com>
Sent: ‎6/‎12/‎2014 4:38 PM
To: "'Lucy, Burke at CalRecycle'" <Burke.Lucy at CalRecycle.ca.gov>; "'Ed Gottlieb'" <egottlieb at cityofithaca.org>; "pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us" <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Product Stewardship bill link to Pharma	safe	disposal campaign?

Rhode Island is working on legislation to handle the Human waste containing
Chemotherapy drugs at the hospital and at home. I am attaching a copy of the
bill.

Jim Mullowney

 

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Lucy,
Burke at CalRecycle
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 4:16 PM
To: 'Ed Gottlieb'; 'pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us'
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Product Stewardship bill link to Pharma safe
disposal campaign?

 

A pharm waste product stewardship bill (SB 1014) was introduced in
California (Feb. 13) but didn't make it out of committee(s) and had the
stewardship elements removed and replaced with language
<http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1014_bill_2014
0610_amended_asm_v95.pdf>  that our agency would create regulations out of
our voluntary model guidelines
<http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/HomeHazWaste/Medications/ModelProgram/Criteria
.pdf>  (which sunset Jan. 1, 2013).  The bill will be heard in the
Environmental and Toxics Safety Committee (ESTM) committee next Tuesday at
1:30 <http://www.calchannel.com/live-webcast/>  and again in the Business
and Professions Committee Tuesday the 24th.  

Has any other state enacted regulations surrounding home-generated
pharmaceutical waste?  For instance, anything determining how it is handled
- more like medical waste vs. a type of universal waste for instance?  

Burke

Mr. Burke Lucy

Integrated Waste Management Specialist

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

1001 I Street, PO Box 4025

Sacramento, CA 95812

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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 Ed Gottlieb
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 8:56 AM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Product Stewardship bill link to Pharma safe disposal
campaign?

 

I forgot to mention that a pharm waste product stewardship bill was
introduced (Jan 8) for the second year in a row to the NYS Senate.
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S642-2013

 

I suspect the timing of this campaign is not a coincidence.  If phara really
cared about safe disposal why is their campaign only in NY?  

 

Is your state considering a pharm waste product stewardship bill?  Has
pharma launched a safe disposal campaign in your state?  Let's see if there
is a correlation! 

 

Ed 

>>> "Ed Gottlieb" <egottlieb at cityofithaca.org> 6/11/2014 2:55 PM >>>

Pharma has launched a safe disposal campaign in NY.  

The video they produced emphasizes home disposal.

Their website FAQ properly suggests home disposal as the last choice if
take-back programs are not available.

Found no mention of the upcoming DEA rules.

I haven't checked out the social media component of the campaign.

 

http://myoldmeds.com/

 

http://www.saratogian.com/government-and-politics/20140611/legislators-endor
se-pharma-campaign-for-proper-disposal-of-prescription-drugs-video

 

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal 
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator 
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3rd Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-8381
fax: (607) 273-8433



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