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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Wisconsin DNR issued a press release on 8/29/06 about pharmaceutical collection and disposal. To read it, please go to:</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
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</FONT><A HREF="http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/#art6</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To see DNR's just-released guidance for collecting unwanted pharmaceuticals and its related enforcement discretion memo, please click on the link in the press release to reach the DNR Waste and Materials Management program's publication pages, scroll down to "<B></B></FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Pharmaceutical Waste"</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and click on the links there. That should work until next week when a new DNR news comes out. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Another route is to go to </FONT><A HREF="http://dnr.wi.gov"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://dnr.wi.gov</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> and in the upper right hand corner, choose the Waste Management program from the program list, then click on "Resources" on the left, then click on "Publications and Forms", scroll down to "</FONT><B></B><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Pharmaceutical Waste"</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and click on the links.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">If you have any questions about this topic or the guidance, please contact Joanie Burns (phone number in the press release).</FONT> </P>
<P><B><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Barb Bickford,</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Medical Waste Coordinator</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">WI Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Waste & Materials Management</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">101 S. Webster St., P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Phone: 608-267-3548 FAX: 608-267-2768</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">barbara.bickford@dnr.state.wi.us OR medical.waste@dnr.state.wi.us</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">DNR medical waste information:</FONT> <A HREF="file://www.dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/medinf/"><U></U><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/medinf/</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hospitals for a Healthy Environment:</FONT> <A HREF="file://www.h2e-online.org"><U></U><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.h2e-online.org</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT>
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