[Pharmwaste] DROP Act supports take back

[Ed Gottlieb]

Hi All,

I may have missed it on the listserv, but this editorial is the first I've heard of the
Dispose Responsibly of your Pills Act of 2015, the DROP Act.

http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article46103650.html

This federal bill would establish a $2.5 million per year fund to support eligible entities to expand or make available disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications.  Up to $250,000 per grant for up to two years.  The money can be used for:

  *   expenses of a prescription drug disposal site;
  *   implementing disposal procedures and processes and community education strategies;
  *   replicating a prescription drug take back initiative throughout multiple jurisdictions; and
  *   training of law enforcement officers and other community participants. Do you think this is, like the renewed

Eligible entities include:

  *   a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency;
  *   a manufacturer, distributor, or reverse distributor of prescription medications;
  *   a retail pharmacy;
  *   a registered narcotic treatment program;
  *   a hospital or clinic with an on-site pharmacy; and
  *   an eligible long-term care facility.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2463

Do you think that the DROP Act is, like the renewed DEA collections, a good interim measure until a nationwide EPR law is passed to fund widespread take back opportunities?
Will providing public funding for take back significantly decrease the urgency for the need of EPR financing?
Is it important that these sort of questions be raised during the debate on this bill?
Will you be lobbying your legislators to support the DROP Act?

Ed

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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