[Pharmwaste] FW: Request Support for Cook County's proposed extended producer responsibility ordinance

[Catherine Zimmer]

Hi all,

Just a comment, while EPR helps eliminate sewering as a disposal method for
un-used drugs, it likely does nothing in the realm of true source reduction
and pollution prevention.  To do that we need to minimize consumption and
excretion of pharmaceuticals, and other personal care product chemicals that
are sent to the sanitary sewer and ultimately our aquatic systems.    

 

Very truly yours,

 

Catherine Zimmer, MS, BSMT

Executive director, HEARRT Midwest

Principal, Zimmer Environmental Improvement, LLC

Reducing and managing healthcare related waste and costs for fifteen years.


St. Paul, MN 

Ph:  651.645.7509

 <mailto:zenllc at usfamily.net> zenllc at usfamily.net

 

From: Pharmwaste [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf
Of Seery, Scott, Env. Health
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 12:20 PM
To: 'Tenace, Laurie'; 'pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us'
Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] FW: Request Support for Cook County's proposed
extended producer responsibility ordinance

 

The last sentence on the first page needs to be rewritten to make any sense.

 

--S

 

From: Pharmwaste [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf
Of Tenace, Laurie
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 10:00 AM
To: 'pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us'
Subject: [Pharmwaste] FW: Request Support for Cook County's proposed
extended producer responsibility ordinance

 

Please note this email did not originate with me - Laurie

 

From: Ingram, Tiffany [mailto:tingram at nrdc.org] 
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 12:03 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: Request Support for Cook County's proposed extended producer
responsibility ordinance 

 

On Wednesday, March 22, 2016, the Cook County Board will be considering an
extended producer responsibility ordinance for pharmaceuticals.   Cook
County is one of the largest counties in the country.  Passage of an EPR
ordinance in Cook County will influence other jurisdictions to pass similar
measures. Please sign-on to the attached letter in support of the proposed
ordinance.  Thank you.  

 

TIFFANY C INGRAM, JD 

Midwest Advocacy Director for Great Lakes Policy 

 

NATURAL RESOURCES 

DEFENSE COUNCIL 

20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1600

Chicago, IL 60606

T 312-651-7919

M 312-479-6133

tingram at NRDC.ORG

NRDC.ORG

 

 

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