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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Indiana Department of Environmental
Management recently approved pharmaceuticals and sharps as eligible for funding
through the Indiana HHW grant program. Final grant applications are due
July 27 and I expect a number of applications for pharmaceutical collection
programs.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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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>Theresa Stiner<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 29, 2007 11:18
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us;
Stevan Gressitt<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Pharmwaste] Maine
Legislation LD411 passed</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>here in Iowa SF
579 was passed and signed by the governor in May. It directs us to spend
$225,000 on a 1 year pilot project to collect pharmaceuticals.
Here's a link to the legislation.</span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><a
href="http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=SF579">http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=SF579</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Theresa Stiner, <br>
Environmental Specialist Senior<br>
Iowa Department of Natural Resources<br>
Energy and Waste Management Bureau<br>
Wallace Building<br>
502 E 9th Street<br>
Des Moines IA 50319-0095<br>
Phone 515/281-8646<br>
Fax 515/281-8895</span></font></p>
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>>> "Stevan Gressitt" <gressitt@uninets.net> 6/29/2007
9:48 AM >>></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>LD 411</span></font></p>
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color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>"An Act To Establish a Pilot Program for
Return of Unused Prescription Drugs by Mail"</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>Sponsored by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Representative
Anne Perry</span></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a
href="http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280022859">http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280022859</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This represents the first actual funding by a state for unused
medication returns by my reckoning. I believe at present California and Mass (
had their hearing this week) are the other two states with active legislation
this session, are there any others?</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Stevan Gressitt, M.D.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>207-441-0291</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>www.mainebenzo.org</span></font></p>
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