[Pharmwaste] Update Yellow Jug Old Drugs

[Chris Angel]

Record Breaking Collection/North Dakota Renews for 2017/Fund Raising 
Campaign Preview

We are really pleased to see so many people responding to and using the 
Yellow Jug Old Drugs Program to properly dispose of Rx-Waste.
The amount we collect at pharmacies continues to increase every year. We 
have been collecting during November at Pharmacies in Michigan and most 
are experiencing record-breaking totals. Many pharmacies are collecting 
twice as much as they had previously.
This is due to more people being made aware of the program and the fact 
that many pharmacies can now collect controlled substances.

The North Dakota Board of Pharmacy Renews the Yellow Jug Old Drugs 
Program for 2017. The ND BOP provides funding for pharmacies that want 
to collect Rx-waste for proper disposal.
The Yellow Jug Old Drugs Program has been in operation in ND since early 
2016. Currently 80% of the licensed pharmacies in ND participate, By end 
of 2017 the number is expected to be close to the 100% mark. The ND BOP 
recently renewed the program for 2017. “This is great news for us, says 
Chris Angel, President GLCW/USCW. North Dakota is the first state beyond 
the Great Lakes that we are operating in on such as large scale, we are 
looking forward to many more states getting on board”

This is all great news especially during a year that so many milestones 
have been achieved.

• Received Reverse Distributor License to collect controlled substances 
for disposal.
• One of 27 Reverse Distributors in the Country
• The Only Non-Profit Reverse Distributor
• The largest Drug collection program in the country being operated by a 
Non-Profit
• Produced the first round of Lockable Containers to collect controlled 
substances
• Completed the design and manufacturing process to produce Round II of 
the Lockable Containers in high-impact plastic.
• Established an office and Headquarters in Detroit.
• Hired new staff including an Administrative Manager and new Drug 
Collection Technician
• Instituted an on-line ordering portal for ordering additional 
supplies.

We have been able to achieve all of these benchmarks while keeping our 
costs as low as possible. As the only non-profit organization operating 
a large scale drug collection program, we are proud to offer pharmacies 
an annual program fee of $300 that has been unchanged since 2008.
Great Lakes Clean Water/US Clean Water believes the initiative to keep 
unused/unwanted drugs out of our water supply is vital to public safety, 
and can be done without profiteering. Your support will help us continue 
this important work for years to come.

We want to thank the many pharmacies that partner with us to provide the 
Yellow Jug Old Drugs Program. Our record-breaking year of drug 
collection is humbling and drives us to work harder to provide this 
crucial public service.

Our mission to keep our water safe and clean for generations to come, 
Tax-deductible donations to Great Lakes Clean Water help to keep our 
costs to pharmacies low and provide funds for other local clean water 
initiatives. In honor of our upcoming fundraising campaign, we are 
attaching a preview of our new banner that will be displayed proudly 
across the front of our new building in Detroit.


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-- 
Chris Angel, President

www.GreatLakes-US-CleanWater.org

www.YellowJugOldDrugsProgram.com

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