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<DIV><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please note this email is from Taylor Watson, not me. Also, if you try to post something and it is rejected, please let me know. I can help find out why or at least repost for you. The list serve is subject to all the security updates that are put on our computers at Florida DEP and sometimes that causes problems that are not immediately apparent to me. Thanks! Laurie <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As many of you may already know, the King County<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'>(Washington) Board</span> of Health passed Secure Medicine Return Regulations on June 20, 2013 <span style='color:black'>for secure collection and environmentally sound destruction of unwanted medicines from residents in King County. It is a product</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'>stewardship model where pharmaceutical companies who manufacture medicines sold for residential use in or into King County are required to finance and provide the secure medicine return system.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Implementation steps have begun. Stakeholders who participated in the King County Board of Health’s process received information recently that included a copy of the complete Regulations and a factsheet that provides a summary of the law. These (and all subsequent) update materials are available on a new website:</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://kingcountysecuremedicinereturn.org"><span style='color:blue'>http://kingcountysecuremedicinereturn.org</span></a> . </span><span style='color:black'>If you wish to join our local list for regular updates, subscribe at: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://bit.ly/securemeds"><span style='color:blue'>http://bit.ly/securemeds</span></a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:16.8pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'>Here is direct link to the new fact sheet:</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span lang=EN style='color:#0D4CB3'><a href="http://kingcountysecuremedicinereturn.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/secure-medicine-return-regulations-trifold-handout-4sep13.pdf"><span style='color:#0D4CB3;font-weight:normal'>Tri-fold printable factsheet</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0D4CB3'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to forward this information to other contacts who would find it of interest. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#333333'>For questions on implementation of the Secure Medicine Return Regulations:<br>Taylor Watson, Program Implementation Manager, Secure Medicine Return<br>Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County<br><a href="mailto:taylor.watson@kingcounty.gov"><span style='color:blue'>taylor.watson@kingcounty.gov</span></a> or 206-263-3072.<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='color:#333333'>For questions on the Board of Health process to establish the Secure Medicine Return Regulations:<b><br></b>Maria Wood, Board of Health Administrator<br>King County Board of Health<br><a href="mailto:maria.wood@kingcounty.gov"><span style='color:blue'>maria.wood@kingcounty.gov</span></a> or 206-26</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Taylor Watson</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#333333'>Program Implementation Manager<br>Secure Medicine Return Regulations<br>King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks<br>Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County <br></span><a href="taylor.watson@kingcounty.gov%20%20%20"><span style='color:blue'>taylor.watson@kingcounty.gov </span></a><span style='color:#333333'> 206.263.3072 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="www.KingCountySecureMedicineReturn.org%20%20%20%20"><span style='color:blue'>www.KingCountySecureMedicineReturn.org </span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Laurie Tenace<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Environmental Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Waste Reduction Section<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4555<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>850.245.8759<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></DIV>
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