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<DIV><SPAN class=987422320-13042010><FONT face=arial>Mathew:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=987422320-13042010><FONT face=arial>I could not second that one
more! Thanks so much for pointing this out. What we collect at the med-take back
events are a graphic reminder of all the 'overs' you mention
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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>Matthew
C. Mireles<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Dennis Lucia; Deborah (DEQ)' 'DeBiasi; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us; Sue
Dayton<BR><B>Cc:</B> Elizabeth A. Smith PhD<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[Pharmwaste] "Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S.
Lags"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P>I have a better idea...we need to stop believing we are that sick. US
population consumes about 50% of the entire global pharmaceutical production
(approx $600 billion US). Some of our samples are showing about 40-50%
of prescription medicines being thrown away (flushed, buried, or
burned). One effective but very difficult solutnion is to address
the over-marketing, over-prescribing, over-consuming, and over-the-top
wasting in the US. There really isn't a cure for everything, and a
true reality check might be the closest panacea for many.</P>
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<P>Matthew Mireles</P>
<P>Community Medical Foundation for Patient Safety<BR><BR><BR></P>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original
Message----- <BR>From: Dennis Lucia <DJLUCIA@GW.DEC.STATE.NY.US><BR>Sent:
Apr 13, 2010 1:46 PM <BR>To: "Deborah (DEQ)' 'DeBiasi"
<DEBORAH.DEBIASI@DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV>, pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us, Sue
Dayton <SDAYTON@SWCP.COM><BR>Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] "Europe Finds Clean
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<DIV>Sue,</DIV>
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<DIV>Pick your poison.</DIV>
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<DIV>Assume 1000 #'s of pharmaceuticals to be disposed of.</DIV>
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<DIV>Method 1 - Flushing - 100% enters the waters</DIV>
<DIV>Method 2 - landfill - Pharmaceuticals enter the leachate - some break
down - most are sent to a wastewater treatment facility let's say 95% for
the sake of conversation. 950 # to the waters</DIV>
<DIV>Method 3 - incineration - controlled burn - 999+ pounds destroyed - 1 #
to filters some captured. Less than 1 # released to environment.</DIV>
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<DIV>What we need are well controlled facilities that follow regulations...
:)</DIV>
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<DIV>Dennis J. Lucia, P.E.<BR>Pollution Prevention Unit<BR>Division of
Environmental Permits<BR>New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation<BR>625 Broadway 4th Fl.- SW<BR>Albany, NY
12233-1750<BR>(518) 402-9469<BR>Fax (518) 402-9168<BR><BR><BR>>>>
"Sue Dayton" <sdayton@swcp.com> 4/13/2010 1:02 PM >>><BR>Hi
Folks:<BR><BR>"Dozens of filters catch pollutants, from mercury to dioxin,
that would have<BR>emerged from its smokestack only a decade
ago?"<BR><BR>Waste to energy? Sounds like a wonderful idea, but not without
compromises.<BR>For one, our air. <BR><BR>Our organization has a number of
studies available on WTE. For starters see:<BR><BR><BR><A
href="http://www.bredl.org/pdf2/StopIncinerationBlowingSmoke.pdf">http://www.bredl.org/pdf2/StopIncinerationBlowingSmoke.pdf</A><BR><BR><A
href="http://www.greenaction.org/incinerators/documents/IncineratorsInDisguiseRepo">http://www.greenaction.org/incinerators/documents/IncineratorsInDisguiseRepo</A><BR>rtJune2006.pdf<BR><BR><A
href="http://preventcancernow.ca/wp">http://preventcancernow.ca/wp</A>-content/uploads/2009/02/pcn-incin51.pdf<BR><BR>PowerPoint:
Burning Issues in Waste Disposal: <BR><A
href="http://www.greenaction.org/incinerators/documents/GreenactionGAIAIncinerator">http://www.greenaction.org/incinerators/documents/GreenactionGAIAIncinerator</A><BR>sInDisguise0209.pdf<BR><BR>Best
- <BR><BR>Sue Dayton<BR>Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League<BR>North
Carolina Healthy Communities Program<BR>PO BOX 44<BR>Saxapahaw, NC
27340<BR>(336) 525-2003<BR>sdayton@swcp.com<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Our lives
begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.<BR>-
Martin Luther King Jr.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From:
pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us]
On Behalf Of DeBiasi,<BR>Deborah (DEQ)<BR>Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:31
AM<BR>To: pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>Subject: [Pharmwaste] "Europe
Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags"<BR><BR>Good article on the
Waste-to-Energy Incinerators, like Covanta, that<BR>were being discussed
here last week.<BR><BR>"Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S.
Lags"<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?th&emc=th">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?th&emc=th</A><BR><BR><BR>Deborah
L. DeBiasi <BR>Email: Deborah.DeBiasi@deq.virginia.gov
(NEW!)<BR>WEB site address: www.deq.virginia.gov <BR>Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality <BR>Office of Water Permit Programs
<BR>Industrial Pretreatment/Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program <BR>PPCPs,
EDCs, and
Microconstituents<BR>www.deq.virginia.gov/vpdes/microconstituents.html
<BR>Mail: P.O. Box
1105, Richmond, VA 23218 <BR>Location: 629 E. Main Street,
Richmond, VA 23219
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