[Pharmwaste] Re: Pharmwaste Digest, Vol 121, Issue 18 Ed Gottlieb

[Lawernce Kenemore Jr.]

FillAboxrecycling.com Larry Kenemore Jr. Inventor/Consultant to Board of Directors 10092 Bianchi Way #207 Cupertino CA. 95014 (855) 873-4965 A Woman Owned/ Minority Owned Business D&B #079463523 NAICS #562920 CAGE #079463523/7AKL Larrykenemorejr at fillaboxrecycling.com
Ed Excellent to see that the Govt. has it figured out let private or cities take
care of the problem. It is not an interim measure for sure but a chance to test
a program that has a lot of potential. Yes we have been lobbying for this bill. And as an aside note the post attached to yours from Laurie is stating the
facts for a need to reach into the residences to alleviate this problem. As a wastewater person you should want to remove these items from your cities
water supply no matter how it is done or how the funds are provided. I will say
that the high cost of take backs is a barrier to further funding based on what
the Congressmen are investigating.

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Today's Topics:

1. Study Shows Treated Leachate Still Contains Contaminants
(Tenace, Laurie)
2. DROP Act supports take back (Ed Gottlieb)


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A recent study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that
treating liquid waste from landfills does not remove all contaminants.

“Landfills are the final depository for much of the solid waste we generate
across the U.S. While it is known that such landfill waste can contain a wide
variety of contaminants, little research to date has been conducted regarding
contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in landfill leachate that has undergone
treatment or storage processes,” says Dana Kolpin, research hydrologist at USGS.

In this national-scale study, scientists provided an assessment of CECs in final
leachate disposed offsite at landfills across the U.S. to gain a greater
understanding of this potential contaminant source to the environment or to
pathways that ultimately lead to the environment.

“The importance of moving our landfill research from examining fresh leachate to
final leachate is that final leachate provides a much better understanding of
chemical concentrations being disposed offsite to input pathways that lead to
the environment,” says Kolpin. “Such input pathways include discharge to
streams, seepage into groundwater, diversion to wastewater treatment plants, and
even onsite spraying or irrigation.”

The chemicals detected included a wide range of compounds including
pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, household chemicals, steroid hormones,
and plant or animal sterols.

“Study results documented that final leachate samples contained 101 of the 190
chemicals analyzed for the study, with at least one chemical present in every
final leachate sample collected at levels ranging from as low as 2 nanograms per
liter to as high as 17,200,000 nanograms per liter,” says Kolpin.

The most frequently detected CECs were lidocaine (local anesthetic, found in 91
percent of samples), cotinine (nicotine breakdown product, 86 percent),
carisoprodol (muscle relaxant, 82 percent), bisphenol A (component for plastics
and thermal paper, 77 percent), and carbamazepine (anticonvulsant, 77 percent),
according to the study.

A total of 22 final leachate samples were analyzed for this study and were
comprised of a mix of 16 public and six private landfills to properly capture
the range operating conditions that exist for the landfills present within the
U.S. The landfills were selected to provide a range of hydrogeologic setting,
climate, size, and leachate treatment and disposal practices. The landfills
sampled originated from 12 states across the U.S.

“Our experience has shown that many landfill operators are reluctant to
participate in this type of research if the specific landfill name and locations
are provided,” says Kolpin. “As such locational information has no bearing on
the interpretations of study results; we made the decision to keep all landfill
locations anonymous for this study to maximize the sampling options during the
site selection process.”

This study was not designed to determine the overall effectiveness of the
various types of storage and treatment practices that are implemented at
landfills across the U.S.

“However, a comparison of paired final leachate samples from 10 landfills from
this study to fresh leachate from the same 10 landfills from in a previously
published study indicated that levels of CECs were significantly less in final
leachate compared to those observed in fresh leachate samples. Nevertheless,
final leachate still contained a complex mixture of CECs at concentrations that
may be potential cause for concern if released to the environment,” says Kolpin.

This research is part of continuing USGS efforts to quantify the contribution of
contaminants in leachate released from landfills to various pathways that
ultimately lead to the environment.

“Use of landfills as a means of waste disposal will likely increase as the
global population continues to increase. Despite advancements in recycling,
source reduction, and composting, the amount of municipal solid waste discarded
in U.S. landfills increased from 150 million tons in 1985 to 165 million tons in
2010. The study is intended to inform landfill managers, stakeholders, and
regulators about chemicals present in landfill leachate disposed offsite to
various pathways,” says Kolpin.





Laurie Tenace

Environmental Specialist

Waste Reduction Section

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

2600 Blair Stone Road, MS4555

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Laurie.Tenace at dep.state.fl.us

850.245.8759





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From: Ed Gottlieb <EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org>
To: "pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us" <pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us>
Cc:
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:55:58 +0000
Subject: [Pharmwaste] DROP Act supports take back
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 3 rd Street Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 273-8381 fax: (607) 273-8433
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