[Pharmwaste] CPSC Meds and Sharps Stewardship & EPR July Update

Heidi Sanborn Heidi at nsaction.us
Mon Jul 16 19:19:01 EDT 2018


July 16, 2018






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Medicine and Sharps
Stewardship Update






Local EPR Victories!




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Tehama County passed Pharmaceuticals and Sharps Collection and Disposal Stewardship Ordinance 6/9/18<https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2018/07/Final-adopted-ordinance-meds-and-sharps-Tehama-7-10-18.pdf>

  *   Includes veterinarian medication and sharps
  *   First rural county in the U.S. to pass pharmaceuticals and sharps EPR ordinance




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3/6/18 - Santa Clara County passes ordinance<https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2018/07/Final-Santa-Clara-meds-and-sharps-ordinance-.pdf> requiring needle manufacturers to fund a county-wide sharps collection program






Nationwide Pharmaceutical EPR Victories




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Washington State
Passes Secure Drug Take Back Act 3/22/18<http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1047-S.PL.pdf#page=1>

  *   Passed with unanimous vote (49-0)<https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/strom-peterson/drug-take-back-legislation-passes-the-senate-on-a-unanimous-vote/>
  *   First statewide drug take back program in the nation
  *   Does not cover collection of sharps

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 New York State
Passes Drug Take Back Act 7/11/18<https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2018/07/New-York-State-drug-take-back-act-7-11-18.pdf>

  *   ALL pharmacies must participate
  *   Does not cover the collection of sharps

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Did you know that pharmacies within France collected over 11,000 tons of unwanted medications in 2017?! Read our updated Fact Sheets on France<https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2018/07/French-Fact-Sheet-FINAL-7-16-18.pdf> & Sweden<https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2018/07/Updated-Swedish-Fact-Sheet.pdf> to learn how their EPR programs evolved!







Looking Forward:

California Statewide Program





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SB 212 Jackson & Ting<https://calpsc.org/mobius/cpsc-content/uploads/2018/07/SB-212-revised-June-27-PDF.pdf> : California Statewide Safe Medicine and Needle Disposal Program is Approved 5/1 vote in Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee 6/26/18






Medicine and Sharps in the Press

  *   "Combatting the opioid crisis with drug takeback programs" Tim Goncharoff, APWA Reporter, March 2018<http://bit.ly/2oJf87v>
  *   "Opioid deaths drop by half in Alameda County" California News Wire Services, June 2018<https://patch.com/california/castrovalley/opioid-deaths-drop-half-alameda-county>
  *   "<http://www.weny.com/story/38615472/nys-senate-announces-drug-take-back-act-has-been-signed-into-law>NYS Senate Announces "Drug Take Back Act" has been Signed into Law"<http://www.weny.com/story/38615472/nys-senate-announces-drug-take-back-act-has-been-signed-into-law> <http://www.weny.com/story/38615472/nys-senate-announces-drug-take-back-act-has-been-signed-into-law> Caitlin Murphy, July 2018<http://www.weny.com/story/38615472/nys-senate-announces-drug-take-back-act-has-been-signed-into-law>
  *   "CVS Health expands California initiatives to help combat opioid abuse" The Signal, July 2018<https://signalscv.com/2018/07/cvs-health-expands-california-initiatives-to-help-combat-opioid-abuse/>




Sacramento Bee Article<https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article214208014.html> <https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article214208014.html>
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"California safety inspectors have issued nine citations and fined the Department of General Services for failing to adequately prepare groundskeepers asked to clean up needles and fecal matter in Capitol Park." Chen, SacBee 2018




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Visit www.dontrushtoflush.org<https://dontrushtoflush.org/locations/> to find safe med and needle disposal location near you!



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