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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d">It sounds like the program will be using portable incineration units. Can you provide any details like brand, model? Does “scattering mobile incinerators around the state” give any of your air reg people heartburn (it would to ours!)? </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d">We found the same thing in FL: Diversion trumps environment. The last pharm take back bill proposed in FL was about diversion first with an environmental footnote. But that’s OK – it gets us to the same place so it doesn’t matter what horse we ride.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">John L. (Jack) Price</span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Environmental Manager</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gilliam, Allen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 24, 2010 2:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] National take-back program</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Currently working with this group to help make Arkansas one of the top take-back states in the country (gotcha beat, Gressitt!) . 142 law enforcement agencies signed on as of today. Will hopefully be looking at scattering incinerator units throughout the state.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">See below short TV clip with our "Drug Czar", Fran Flener talking about the national take-back day on 9/25. Talk about an organizer!</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">It took, what Nancy? 8 months to get your take back program started, focusing on the environmental protection? It took less than 2 months for this statewide campaign to begin rolling focusing on drug diversion.</span></p>
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