[Pharmwaste] Shareholders Challenge Pharmaceutical Industry To Take Back Unused Drugs

[Ed Gottlieb]

A significant stakeholder group takes a stand:
"OAKLAND, Calif., April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Citing the lack of free, accessible programs for disposal of prescription drugs in contributing to the U.S. painkiller abuse epidemic, 23 shareholder groups with more than $50 billion in assets have asked 10 of the largest pharmaceutical companies to develop policies on industry responsibility for take back of unused and expired drugs."
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shareholders-challenge-pharmaceutical-industry-to-take-back-unused-drugs-300255076.html

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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