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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Product Stewardship is the way to go, with manufacturers and retailers getting involved in collection and cost coverage.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alameda County California, first entity to get drug manufacturers to cover costs:
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.acseniors-medisposal.net/index.html">http://www.acseniors-medisposal.net/index.html</a>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">King County, second to get manufacturers to cover costs:
<a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/BOH/MedicineTakeback.aspx">
http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/BOH/MedicineTakeback.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Product Stewardship Institute:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.productstewardship.us/">http://www.productstewardship.us/</a>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">California Product Stewardship Council
<a href="http://www.calpsc.org/products/pharmaceuticals">http://www.calpsc.org/products/pharmaceuticals</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Buxbaum, Diane<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 22, 2013 1:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DiPietro, Meika; 'pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] RE: Cost free disposal program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0F243E">I am curious who ends up footing the bill for this? Government? Manufacturer? Distributor? Retailer? The costs have to be borne by someone.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">Diane D. Buxbaum, MPH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">Environmental Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">Region 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">Division of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">290 Broadway (21 East)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">New York, NY 10007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E"><a href="mailto:buxbaum.diane@epa.gov">buxbaum.diane@epa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">Phone 212-637-3919<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">Fax 212-637-4086<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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>DiPietro, Meika<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 22, 2013 2:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Cost free disposal program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Vermont legislature has tasked me with developing recommendations regarding the creation of a voluntary statewide drug disposal program for unused over the counter and prescription
drugs at no cost to the consumer. Besides Maine’s mail back program, I am not aware of anything that exists that would serve this purpose. Can you please let me know if others have ideas or have implemented a drug disposal program that is free to the consumer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Thank you so much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Meika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Meika DiPietro, MS, Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Vermont Prescription Monitoring System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Vermont Department of Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">{Phone} 802-652-4147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://healthvermont.gov/adap/VPMS/aspx">http://healthvermont.gov/adap/VPMS/aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Please note my new email address:
<a href="mailto:Meika.DiPietro@state.vt.us">Meika.DiPietro@state.vt.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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