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<DIV>Hi All,</DIV>
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<DIV>I believe&nbsp;new national records have been set&nbsp;for the&nbsp;most weight of unwanted pharmaceuticals collected and&nbsp;the highest participation rate&nbsp;at a one day event in a&nbsp;single location.&nbsp; <SPAN id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblArticleData>About 930 residents of Berks County, PA (includes the city of Reading)&nbsp;dropped off 2,324 pounds on April 28th.&nbsp; </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN></SPAN>Congratulations to organizer Jane Meeks, Solid Waste Authority Executive Director!&nbsp; The event was co-sponsored by <SPAN id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblArticleData>Pennsylvania American Water.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Jane&nbsp;told me she attributes&nbsp;the tremendous increase in participation to combining the collection&nbsp;with their already popular paper shredding event.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.4-traders.com/AMERICAN-WATER-WORKS-CO-2989352/news/American-Water-Works-Co-Inc-Berks-County-Smashes-Previous-Pharmaceutical-Collection-Record-14341794/">http://www.4-traders.com/AMERICAN-WATER-WORKS-CO-2989352/news/American-Water-Works-Co-Inc-Berks-County-Smashes-Previous-Pharmaceutical-Collection-Record-14341794/</A></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=388336">http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=388336</A></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ed Gottlieb<BR>Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal <BR>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator <BR>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<BR>525 3rd Street<BR>Ithaca, NY 14850<BR>(607) 273-8381<BR>fax: (607) 273-8433<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>