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Michele:<div><br></div><div>In 2000 our firm contracted with Eliot Epstein, Ph.D. and his consulting firm to conduct a pilot study on the feasibility of composting pharmaceutical products. We are a drug returns and waste processor in Savannah, GA. In separate compost bins we mixed controlled substances Fastin, Hydromet, Temazepam (DEA approved our pilot) with stable bedding, molasses, fish meal and compost. We successfully composted the material, then sent it out for an analysis to detect the presence of the controlled substance chemicals. To our surprise, we not only detected trace amounts of the drugs we mixed in the bins, but also drugs that we did not put in. We could only speculate these other drugs came from the horse bedding material or compost. Because of the detectable amounts in the compost, the cost of composting and the limited market for compost containing drugs (landfill cover) we made an economic decision to halt further research into this disposal method. Waste to energy with good air pollution controls is still the best way to get rid of drugs. As a matter of fact, I think further research should go into compost generated from compost facilities that accept sludge from municipal waste water treatment plants. Especially, if it is used to grow food products. </div><div> <br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; 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-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Brian Stenz, President</div><div>Return Logistics International Corporation</div><div>561-573-5538 cell</div><div>www.returnlogistics.com</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span> </div><br><div><div>On Dec 10, 2009, at 1:47 PM, <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-request@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-request@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; 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">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="mailto:pharmwaste-request@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-request@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">You can reach the person managing the list at</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="mailto:pharmwaste-owner@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-owner@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">than "Re: Contents of Pharmwaste digest..."</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Today's Topics:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>1. list of 'collection' or 'take-back programs' for</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>pharmaceuticals (Michele Wisniewski)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2. Formalin alternatives (Suhr, Marcus W.)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>3. FW: Colorado Medication Take-Back Pilot Ptoject (Tenace, Laurie)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>4. Furniture store Herman Miller among those leading way<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>in</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>phasing out fire retardant chemical deca-BDE in Michigan</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(DeBiasi,Deborah)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>5. another take-back program takes flight! (Gilliam, Allen)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Michele Wisniewski <<a href="mailto:mediservrx@yahoo.com">mediservrx@yahoo.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 2, 2009 3:13:08 PM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 21px; text-indent: -21px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 50px; text-indent: -50px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Pharmwaste] list of 'collection' or 'take-back programs' for pharmaceuticals</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div></div> <div> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <div></div> <div>Does anyone remember way back that someone had brought up a place in Canada (I think) that was using an enclosed compost type way of destroying drugs, as opposed to incinerating them. It created no fumes or air pollution. If you do I would love to get their info please... <br> </div> <div align="left"><font face="comic sans ms" color="#c00000"><strong>Michele Wisniewski</strong></font></div> <div align="left"><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#c00000">Purchasing Agent</font></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#c00000">Mediserv Pharmacy</font></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#c00000">941-927-2811</font></strong></div> <div><br></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><br> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</span></b> "Parsons, David S - DNR" <<a href="mailto:David.Parsons@Wisconsin.gov">David.Parsons@Wisconsin.gov</a>><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> "Lucy, Burke" <<a href="mailto:blucy@CIWMB.ca.gov">blucy@CIWMB.ca.gov</a>>; Tony Madruga <<a href="mailto:tony.madruga@dvault.com">tony.madruga@dvault.com</a>>; Frederick Haibach <<a href="mailto:fhaibach@polychromix.com">fhaibach@polychromix.com</a>>; "<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>" <<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:john.r.prince@dvault.com">john.r.prince@dvault.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:john.r.prince@dvault.com">john.r.prince@dvault.com</a>>; "Karen Bartkowiak (<a href="mailto:karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com">karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com">karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com</a>><br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Wed, December 2, 2009 3:07:06 PM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: [Pharmwaste] list of 'collection' or 'take-back programs' for pharmaceuticals<br></font><br> <style>filtered { font-family:Cambria Math;} filtered { font-family:Calibri;} filtered { font-family:Tahoma;} filtered {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE:12pt;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman", "serif";} LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE:12pt;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman", "serif";} DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE:12pt;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman", "serif";} A:link { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} A:visited { COLOR:purple;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR:purple;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} P { FONT-SIZE:12pt;MARGIN-LEFT:0in;MARGIN-RIGHT:0in;FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman", "serif";} SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri", "sans-serif";} .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE:10pt;} DIV.Section1 { } </style> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span class="343370320-02122009">Frederick,</span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span class="343370320-02122009"></span></font> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span class="343370320-02122009">For Wisconsin, there is a Medicine Collection Days Database at <a href="http://www4.uwm.edu/shwec/pharmaceuticalCollection/viewRecords.cfm">http://www4.uwm.edu/shwec/pharmaceuticalCollection/viewRecords.cfm</a></span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span class="343370320-02122009"></span></font> </div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span class="343370320-02122009">Dave</span></font></div> <div dir="ltr" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"><span class="343370320-02122009"><p><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">David S. Parsons, Chemist</font> <br><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">State of WI Dept. of Natural Resources</font> <br><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">Bureau of Waste</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1"> & Materials</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1"> Management - WA</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">/5</font> <br><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">101 S. Webster St., PO Box 7921</font> <br><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">Madison, WI 53707-7921</font> <br><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">voice: (608) 266-0272</font> <br><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">fax: (608) 267-2768</font> <br><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">e-mail: </font> <font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">d</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">avid.</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">p</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">arsons@</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">w</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">i</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">sconsin</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">.</font><font face="MS Sans Serif" size="1">gov</font> </p></span></font></div><br> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div class="OutlookMessageHeader" lang="en-us" dir="ltr" align="left"> <hr tabindex="-1"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> [<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lucy, Burke<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Tony Madruga'; Frederick Haibach; <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:john.r.prince@dvault.com">john.r.prince@dvault.com</a>; Karen Bartkowiak (<a href="mailto:karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com">karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] list of 'collection' or 'take-back programs' for pharmaceuticals<br></font><br></div> <div></div> <div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Frederick,</span></p><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">At least for California, we have an online database of 166 (and still growing) permanent pharmaceutical collection sites with a new associated map here: </span></p><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/hhw/healthcare/collection" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.ciwmb.ca.gov/hhw/healthcare/collection</a></span></p><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Burke </span></p><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Burke Lucy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Integrated Waste Management Specialist</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">1001 I Street, PO Box 4025</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">Sacramento, CA 95812</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"><a href="mailto:blucy@ciwmb.ca.gov">blucy@ciwmb.ca.gov</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'">916.341.6484</span></p><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'"> </span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div> <div> <div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'"> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> [<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony Madruga<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 02, 2009 10:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Frederick Haibach; <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:john.r.prince@dvault.com">john.r.prince@dvault.com</a>; Karen Bartkowiak (<a href="mailto:karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com">karen.bartkowiak@dvault.com</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] list of 'collection' or 'take-back programs' for pharmaceuticals</span></p></div></div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Dear Frederick,</span></p></div> <div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">You may add our list of "Participating Locations" by clicking on the link below.</span></p></div> <div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.takebackexpress.com/Articles.asp?ID=137">http://www.takebackexpress.com/Articles.asp?ID=137</a></span></p></div> <div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div> <div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Best Regards, </span></p></div> <div> <div><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Tony O. 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If you have received this email<br>in error destroy it immediately.<br>**********************************************************************</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"></span></p></div> <div id="divRpF764034"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"> <hr align="center" width="100%" size="3"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'"> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> [<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>] On Behalf Of Frederick Haibach [<a href="mailto:fhaibach@polychromix.com">fhaibach@polychromix.com</a>]<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 29, 2009 6:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] list of 'collection' or 'take-back programs' for pharmaceuticals</span></p></div> <div> <div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">All,</p><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">Is there a list of expired-pharmaceutical collection programs across the US or worldwide, or are the efforts largely unconnected? I have academic collaborators who are interested in using data about returns to assess the impact of internet pharmacies. Would there be legal and implementation issues in accessing anonymous data about the medicines collected? Recommendations for how to approach collection programs would be most helpful.</p><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">Thanks in advance!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">FgH…</p><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">Frederick G. Haibach, Ph.D.</p><div style="margin-left: 0.5in; "> <br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Suhr, Marcus W." <<a href="mailto:MSuhr@ChristianaCare.org">MSuhr@ChristianaCare.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 4, 2009 9:31:37 AM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 21px; text-indent: -21px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 50px; text-indent: -50px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Pharmwaste] Formalin alternatives</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Does any group out there use a formalin alternative for fixing and/or</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">preserving pathology samples, and if so, what is the product and has it</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">been a complete replacement for formalin?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Marcus Suhr, CSP<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Industrial Hygienist<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Christiana Care Health Services<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Occupational Safety Department, Office L840J<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Newark, DE 19718<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">302-733-3787 (office)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">302-573-7662 (pager)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">302-733-3771 (fax)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:MSuhr@christianacare.org">MSuhr@christianacare.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Tenace, Laurie" <<a href="mailto:Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 4, 2009 1:56:40 PM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 21px; text-indent: -21px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>" <<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 50px; text-indent: -50px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Pharmwaste] FW: Colorado Medication Take-Back Pilot Ptoject</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Department of Environmental Protection values your feedback as a customer. DEP Secretary Michael W. Sole is committed to continuously assessing and improving the level and quality of services provided to you. Please take a few minutes to comment on the quality of service you received. Copy the url below to a web browser to complete the DEP survey: <a href="http://survey.dep.state.fl.us/?refemail=Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">http://survey.dep.state.fl.us/?refemail=Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us</a> Thank you in advance for completing the survey.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: Greg Fabisiak [<a href="mailto:gfabisiak@smtpgate.dphe.state.co.us">mailto:gfabisiak@smtpgate.dphe.state.co.us</a>]</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:16 PM</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To: <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Colorado Medication Take-Back Pilot Ptoject</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment launched its Medication Take-Back Pilot Project on December 1st.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Non-controlled medications will be accepted at 8 Denver metro area locations and 2 Summit County locations.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.coloradomedtakeback.info">http://www.coloradomedtakeback.info</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"DeBiasi,Deborah" <<a href="mailto:Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov">Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 9, 2009 3:48:50 PM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 21px; text-indent: -21px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 50px; text-indent: -50px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Pharmwaste] Furniture store Herman Miller among those leading way in phasing out fire retardant chemical deca-BDE in Michigan</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <!-- Converted from text/rtf format --><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><a href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x1758555711/Drive-underway-to-ban-controversial-chemical"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF">http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x1758555711/Drive-underway-to-ban-controversial-chemical</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><a href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/x1758555711/Drive-underway-to-ban-controversial-chemical"><b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><u></u></span><u><span lang="en"><font color="#0000FF" size="6" face="Georgia">Herman Miller among those leading way in phasing out chemical</font></span></u><span lang="en-us"></span></b></a><b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en"></span></b></p><div><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en"></span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Georgia"> </font></span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">By HYONHEE SHIN</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia"> </font></span></p><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><a href="http://hollandsentinel.com"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Capital News Service</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia"> </font></span></p><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="de"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Posted Dec 07, 2009 @ 07:00 AM</font></span></p><p dir="LTR"><span lang="de"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Lansing, MI — </font></span></p><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Have you ever worried that flame-retardant chemicals in computers or furniture might be hazardous to your health?</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">A Brownstown lawmaker does worry and wants Michigan to phase out the use of one such chemical, deca-BDE. Deca-BDE is used in electronics and home furnishings to make them difficult to burn.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Soil scientists say deca-BDE and two related fire retardants are considered toxic, persistent and bioaccumulative. They build up in fish and water and can harm the human body and breast milk, as well as water quality.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">In 2004, the Legislature banned manufacturing and distributing materials containing more than 0.1 percent of two other flame retardants. However, deca-BDE is still widely used and could degrade into toxic forms, under certain circumstances, studies show.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">A bill by Democratic Rep. Deb Kennedy aims to phase out deca-BDE in televisions, computers, mattresses and residential furniture upholstery by Jan. 1, 2012.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">“My motivation is to protect public health and keep lakes as clean as possible,” she said. “Deca-BDE is found in every Great Lakes fish we eat because of bioaccumulation.”</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">The Michigan Chemistry Council has opposed banning deca-BDE. It said existing alternatives to deca-BDE work well on textiles but not as well on plastics.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">But Mike Shriberg, policy director of the Ecology Center and the Michigan Network for Children’s Environmental Health in Ann Arbor, said there’s no need to use deca-BDE.<br> “Exposure to deca-BDE from these products, such as mattresses and furniture, leaches out through the products directly or via dust into people’s bodies and other pathways,” he said.<br> Shriberg said the level of accumulation in the Great Lakes is a particular concern because deca-BDE is similar to PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls, which are chemicals banned in the 1970s because of their high toxicity.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">The Michigan Network, a coalition of organizations including the Michigan Nurses Association, Learning Disabilities Association, Michigan chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said toxic levels of deca-BDE and the two related flame retardants are at all-time high.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">A 2008 study by the Michigan Interdepartmental Toxics Steering Group shows chemical levels in human tissues in North America have significantly increased over time and are much higher than levels in Europe or Japan.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Professor Richard Rediske, a water resources expert at Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute, said deca-BDE should be banned.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">“It’s accumulating in humans by breathing dust,” said Rediske. “The dust falls on food, feed and plant materials which in turn are consumed by animals and move up the food chain. Also in laboratory experiments, deca-BDE mimics thyroid hormones and may produce developmental-related problems.”</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">A co-sponsor of Kennedy’s bill, Rep. Jimmy Womack, D-Detroit, participated this year in a biomonitoring project by Physicians for Social Responsibility. The organization’s testing found a high level of deca-BDE, mercury and other potentially toxic substances in his blood.<br> Womack said, “Those chemicals can bring harm to you and your family. As a consequence of that study, I was able to be more empathetic to the need for us to do due diligence when it comes to protection of the public.”</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Kennedy said firefighters face the most serious risk.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">David Peterson, president of the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and the fire chief in Plainfield Township, said his organization supports her proposal.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">“When these compounds are exposed to fire, they burn and release dense fumes and a highly corrosive gas, hydrogen bromide, which expose firefighters to additional chemical hazards,” he said.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">The International Association of Fire Fighters also supports the ban.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">“Many studies involving firefighters exposed to toxic gases during active firefighting, overhaul and long term exposure from these chemicals penetrating gear, have found that firefighters have a much greater risk of contracting cancer, heart and lung disease and other debilitating diseases,” the organization said in a statement.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Fire retardant alternatives to deca-BDE are available, experts say.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">And Rediske, at Grand Valley State, said other action also is needed.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">“We need to focus more on technology to limit their use, such as electronics that run cooler so we can get lower energy consumption as a secondary benefit,” he said.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Kennedy said a number of leading manufacturers no longer use deca-BDE, including the two largest furniture companies in the state — Herman Miller Inc. and Steelcase Inc. — Michigan-based La-Z-Boy Inc., 14 top U.S. bedding makers and electronic manufacturers like Apple Inc. and Dell Inc.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Some states, such as Washington and Maine, already ban deca-BDE. Similar legislation is pending in Illinois and Minnesota.</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">“European countries like Sweden stopped using it 30 years ago,” said Kennedy. “Michigan will be one of the leaders.”</font></span></p> <br><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Georgia">Co-sponsors include Democratic Reps. Daniel Scripps of Leland; Lesia Liss of Warren; Harold Haugh of Roseville; Sarah Roberts of St. Clair Shores; Marie Donigan of Royal Oak; Vincent Gregory of Southfield; Fred Miller of Mount Clemens; Lisa Brown of West Bloomfield; Kimberly Meltzer of Clinton Township; and Mark Meadows of East Lansing.<br> The bill is pending in the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee.</font></span></p><div><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en"></span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><a name=""><span lang="en-us"><font color="#000080" size="2">Deborah L. 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Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font color="#000080" face="Arial"><br> </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font color="#000080" size="2">PH: 804-698-4028</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font color="#000080" face="Arial"><br> </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font color="#000080" size="2">FAX: 804-698-4032</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font color="#000080" face="Arial"> </font></span></p><div><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><span lang="en-us"></span><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px; "><b></b><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 37px; text-indent: -37px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Gilliam, Allen" <<a href="mailto:GILLIAM@adeq.state.ar.us">GILLIAM@adeq.state.ar.us</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 34px; text-indent: -34px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">December 10, 2009 1:47:31 PM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 21px; text-indent: -21px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>" <<a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 23px; text-indent: -23px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"'<a href="mailto:RBradley@citycorporation.com">RBradley@citycorporation.com</a>'" <<a href="mailto:RBradley@citycorporation.com">RBradley@citycorporation.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 50px; text-indent: -50px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[Pharmwaste] another take-back program takes flight!</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <o:smarttagtype name="PostalCode" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="Street" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="address" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if !mso]> <STYLE>st1\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <![endif]--> <style>@font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @font-face { font-family: Goudy Old Style; } @font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @font-face { font-family: Lucida Sans; } @font-face { font-family: Monotype Corsiva; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-reply } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello all,</font> <br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Attached is a link to the local news paper with an article on the drug take back program that we have started here in Russellville. Any one wanting more info just drop me a note. Thanks and have a great day.</font> <br><br><br><a href="http://www.couriernews.com/"><font face="sans-serif" color="#800080" size="2">http://www.couriernews.com/</font></a> <br><br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Randy Bradley<br>City Corporation<br>Pretreatment Coordinator<br>479-968-2080 Ext:133</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">---</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Note: As a courtesy to other listserv subscribers, please post messages to the listserv in plain text format to avoid the garbling of messages received by digest recipients.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">---</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">TO SUBSCRIBE, go to: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste">http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">TO UNSUBSCRIBE, DO NOT REPLY TO THE LISTSERV. Please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-unsubscribe@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-unsubscribe@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> -- the subject line and body of the e-mail should be blank.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">If you believe you may be subscribed with a different email address, please visit the subscriber listing at <a href="http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/roster/pharmwaste">http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/roster/pharmwaste</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">FOR PROBLEMS:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Contact List Administrator <a href="mailto:Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">SEND MAIL to the list server at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>