[Pharmwaste] REGISTER NOW: National NAHMMA Conference 9/22-9/23

Fri Aug 28 13:16:13 EDT 2020

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Theme: Scripting the Future

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NAHMMA's 35th Annual Conference will take place virtually, allowing everyone to save GHG emissions and travel costs! There will be two live keynotes, two live panels, pre-recorded sessions to view at your leisure, roundtable discussions, networking time, and more. NSAC staff, Board Members, and colleagues will be presenting throughout the conference and we invite you to join us!
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A relatively new legal industry in several states in the US, cannabis can be viewed as the wild west of waste management. Local governments and hazardous waste facilities are becoming plagued with the variety of waste from this industry (packaging, cannabis, e-vapes, pods, etc..), and often lack of clear guidance from regulators on best management practices. As more states move toward legalizing cannabis, the amount of cannabis waste generated will continue to rise and we must be prepared for it. Presenters will address the variety of wastes from cannabis production and use, and how to overcome regulatory barriers, cannabis waste management best practices, and innovative ways to cut costs.

Panelists include:

  *   Tim Goncharoff, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Vice-President and County of Santa Cruz Zero Waste Programs Manager
  *   Maria Espinoza, Director of Business Services at Gaiaca Waste Revitalization
  *   Mitchell Colbert, Published Cannabis Researcher, Journalist, and Environmental Lobbyist
  *   Heidi Sanborn, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Executive Director (Moderator)

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Throughout the world local, state, and federal governments utilize the Polluter Pays Principle, where the party responsible for producing pollution is responsible for paying for the damage done to the environment and public health, while creating the new circular economy.   While internalizing costs into the cost of the product saves governments and taxpayers money and often results in driving better product design, the United States is far behind Canada and the European Union in enacting policies that require the polluter to pay, primarily using Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies. The panelists will discuss different nuances and choices legislators and stakeholders must make in developing an EPR program that requires the manufacturers to design, fund, and operate a take-back program for their products. EPR is a tool available in the toolbox for any product that has a public health and safety nexus, and this panel will provide the roadmap for how to accomplish a producer-funded take-back system that also incentives green design.

Panelists include:

  *   David Stitzhal, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) President and Full Circle Environmental Inc. President
  *   Constance Hornig, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Board Secretary and Attorney
  *   Heidi Sanborn, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Executive Director
  *   Bob Gedert, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Board Member and Consultant (Moderator)

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Leftover medicines and used sharps are a giant headache (hence the need for painkillers!) for HHW programs everywhere. When there is a lack of convenient options for disposal, medications are often stockpiled in the home where they can fuel drug abuse or be the cause of accidental poisonings of children, pets and seniors. Used sharps present the potential for needlesticks when improperly stored and disposed of often in soda bottles that are then thrown in the recycling or trash, endangering waste workers. Fortunately, California implemented the first in the U.S. EPR law that requires the pharmaceutical industry to design, fund, and operate safe and effective collection systems for unwanted medications and used needles. SB 212 by Senator Jackson passed in 2018 will be implemented statewide in 2021. Panelists will explain this groundbreaking new approach you can implement in your own jurisdiction to improve safety, combat the opioid epidemic, and save money!

Panelists include:

  *   Heidi Sanborn, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Executive Director
  *   Domingo Isasi, Vice President/General Manager Consumer Drug Take Back Solutions for Inmar Intelligence
  *   Fortunato Villamagna, President & CEO at Paragon Waste Solutions
  *   Beverly Hanstrom, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Board Member and CEO/Owner of Colorado Medical Waste
  *   Tim Goncharoff, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Vice-President and County of Santa Cruz Zero Waste Programs Manager (Moderator)

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When customers return hazardous products to the retailer for proper management, retailers  often have very few options for how to manage them properly, and ultimately much of what is returned ends up in a landfill or an incinerator. However, technologies now exist that allow items to be scanned, identified, and made available for reuse at locations such as Habitat for Humanity ReStores.  Some states have more barriers than others preventing retailers from easily sending return to retail products for reuse.  The panel will discuss how NSAC passed legislation in CA in 2019 that every state can model that will ensure there are no legal barriers for reuse. Additionally, the use of electronic cigarettes and vapes is growing, causing a serious waste management problem as these products contain both a battery and hazardous substance nicotine. Presenters will share challenges, solutions, the latest news, and next steps on retail collection of HHW including vaping products and possible solutions and ongoing pilot projects including JUUL’s national pilot mail-back recycling of their vaping products.

Panelists include:

  *   Chris Ripley, CEO & Founder of Smarter Sorting
  *   Kristin DiLallo Sherrill, California Electronic Asset Recovery's Director of Marketing and New Business
  *   Heidi Sanborn, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Executive Director
  *   Yogi Hendlin, Environmental Philosopher and Public Health Researcher
  *   Jonathan Lee, Co-Founder and CEO at GAIACA Waste Revitalization (Moderator)

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Solar energy is crucial to combatting climate change but they have a dark secret – very few get recycled! The first generation of solar panels are being replaced with newer more efficient panels creating new waste panels which have few options for recycling in the country. There are stories of panel installers being left with warehouses full of old panels because they cannot afford to pay to manage them as hazardous waste nor can they find a recycling company anywhere near them. California, and many other states, lack the infrastructure to properly recycle solar panels resulting in improper landfill disposal, long-term storage by homeowners and installers, or long-distance shipping to qualified disposal hubs creating GHG emissions. Washington State led the nation with the first EPR bill for PVs, which was recently amended in 2020 to address loopholes in the definitions, which will be discussed in detail by panelists.  The panelists will also discuss existing recycling infrastructure, new bill in Arizona to fund recycling of PVs and the bills progress, as well as the new law introduced in New York to address PV recycling.  Additionally, panelists will discuss the California HHW grants in Butte County and City of Santa Monica to collect and recycle PVs, the legislation from 2015 requiring the state to declassify PVs from Haz waste to universal waste to allow in-state e-waste recyclers to manage them which still has not been completed, and a new bill in CA that would require PVs to be labeled on their materials content.

Panelists include:

  *   Doug Kobold, Executive Director of the California Product Stewardship Council
  *   Sam Vanderhoof, Owner of Solar Cowboyz
  *   Don Stillwaugh, Environmental Specialist at Pinellas County Solid Waste Department
  *   Heidi Sanborn, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Executive Director (Moderator)

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Single-use 1 lb. propane cylinders are expensive to properly manage and can cost up to $40 to recycle a single cylinder, becoming a significant financial externality passed on from the manufacturers to local governments and taxpayers. Single-use cylinders also negatively impact the environment, emitting substantial Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions throughout their production, transportation, and ultimately disposal. Often, they are not properly recycled at a hazardous waste facility and instead enter the waste or recycling system where they have the potential to create explosions and fires. Inside the cylinder there is less than $.25 worth of gas, so 80% of the purchase price is for the packaging. As a result, individuals often refill the single-use 1 lb. propane cylinders at home, which are not designed to be refilled and can cause explosions that result in injury or death. In North America alone, 40 million single-use 1 lb. propane cylinders are produced every year. The adoption of the new reusable 1 lb. propane cylinders by the public to use in lieu of single-use cylinders would result in fewer single-use cylinders produced and recycled, a reduction of GHG emissions, and cost savings for consumers and governments. Panelists will explain the problem and solution, ways they can increase the use of reusables in their jurisdictions to cut costs, and how to implement an impactful program for reusables and safe disposal of all cylinders.

Panelists include:

  *   Sam Newman, FlameKing CEO
  *   Josh Simpson, Kamps Propane
  *   Jordan Wells, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) Staff (Panelist and Moderator)

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