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<DIV><SPAN class=435225119-23022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>A relatively simple immediately needed fix would be to
eliminate the sentence <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>"Flush
prescription drugs down the toilet only if..." </FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=435225119-23022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Then
we need to be involved in the 2 year process to help set up better
options as Gressitt noted in his message.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=435225119-23022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>JV</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Price,
John L.<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 23, 2007 1:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B> rachel
golden<BR><B>Cc:</B> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[Pharmwaste] Federal Government issues drug disposal guidance -if not that,
then what?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rachel: I appreciate
your critique and thoughts about this. Not sure I’m with you on the
“First of all” but I would concur with you on the “Second.” And I agree
that this guidance does not completely acknowledge or address this “enormous
issue.” I do find it to be a step in the right direction,
though.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">May I ask, however,
what DO you recommend as practical guidance to the general public’s inquiries
if not this? From where I sit, we cannot answer inquiries about “What
should I do with my unwanted pharmaceuticals” with “Well, we aren’t sure what
you should do, but don’t do this.” That’s an incomplete answer. People
who want to do the right thing, and ask us what that is, need to be given our
best guidance based on what we know that, while not perfect, easy, etc.,
allows them to do SOMETHING positive or at least SOMETHING less negative.
In my opinion, that’s what fostering public buy-in to environmental
protection is all about – empowering people to help in some small or big
way.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have attached our
agency’s answer to inquiries about “What should I do with my unwanted
pharmaceuticals?” Also, find at <A
href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/meds/DEPMedicationDisposalFlyer111706Final.pdf">http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/quick_topics/publications/shw/meds/DEPMedicationDisposalFlyer111706Final.pdf</A>.
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks for the post
and for any feedback to mine.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jack.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">John L. (Jack) Price</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Environmental Manager</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Hazardous Waste Management MS
4555</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Florida Department of Environmental
Protection</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">2600 Blair Stone Road</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Tallahassee</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">, FL 32399-2400</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Phone:850.245.8751</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue">Fax: 850.245.8811</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2><SPAN
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pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>rachel golden<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, February 23, 2007 12:06
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Pharmwaste] Federal
Government issues drug disposal guidance</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Concerning the Federal Government Drug Disposal
Guidance...<BR><BR>I'm not quite sure where to begin...<BR><BR>First of all,
the fact of the matter is that people just won't do this. The folks who
are calling our organizations and asking about how they can safely dispose of
their drugs are not representative of the overall population, and I don't even
think all of them would go through the trouble of mixing their drugs in coffee
grounds or cat litter. This is not a realistic solution, or even a
realistic temporary solution. It might be a way to remove any
responsibility from themselves, but it in no way gets us closer to a
solution.<BR><BR>Second, is this the actual guidance document that the public
is supposed to get their information from? Please tell me it's not, and
that the writers of this guidance document are currently working with
educators to craft the actual public document. The reading level is not
appropriate for the general public. Most material for the public is
written at a 6th to 8th grade reading level. The bulleted points in the
drug disposal guidance document are at a 12th grade reading level. I
also would not recommend one of the bullet points reading, "Flush prescription
drugs down the toilet only if..." This guidance document is needed
specifically to let people know NOT to flush their drugs, an action that was
once recommended, so giving guidance that phrases flushing in positive
terminology will only confuse people.<BR><BR>This is an enormous issue that I
think will require law changes as well as the public being educated to think
about waste and disposal in an entirely new framework. I don't think the
guidance document even begins to acknowledge this.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Rachel
Golden</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">-- <BR>Rachel Golden<BR>Adult Environmental Education
Program Manager<BR>Office of Environmental Education<BR>NC Department of
Environment and Natural Resources<BR>1609 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1609<BR>919-733-0711 (phone) 919-733-1616 (fax)<BR><A
href="mailto:rachel.golden@ncmail.net">rachel.golden@ncmail.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.eenorthcarolina.org">www.eenorthcarolina.org</A><BR><BR>Check
out the EcoSmart Consumer <A
href="http://www.myspace.com/ecosmartconsumer">MySpace page</A> and <A
href="http://ecosmartconsumer.blogspot.com/">blog</A>!</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>