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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Thanks for the info Jeff!</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Though this Notice of Data Availability (NODA) is open to many industries (batteries, electronics, light bulbs, etc.) it's great that it highlights pharmaceuticals as an example.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once the NODA it is published, there will be a 60 day comment period.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Richard Huggins, one of the EPA contacts for this docket, </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>[pg 5, <A href="http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/generation/retl_noda_fnl_020414.pdf">http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/generation/retl_noda_fnl_020414.pdf</A>] clarified that this NODA is for the Hazardous Waste Management and the Retail Sector, Providing and Seeking Information on Practices to Enhance Effectiveness to the RCRA Program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> T</SPAN>his is separate from the ongoing EPA rule making on Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste from the Health Care Industry. He told me that they are coordinating with the DEA regarding pharmaceuticals. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Kristin Fitzgerald, from the EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, is one of the leads on the Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste effort.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She says that they are well along in the process of writing the proposed rule.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once published there will be a comment period for that as well.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>They would both very much like to get more data to improve these rules.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Most of the data Kristin has comes from bi-annual RCRA reports from major pharmaceutical hazardous waste generators.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is a lack of data from smaller generators.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> She</SPAN> would like to have data from health care facilities regarding:</P>
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<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>What medications are being managed as hazardous and which ones are being managed as non-hazardous.</LI>
<LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal>What % (and/or volume) of the hazardous medications are being flushed, placed with red bagged medical waste, shipped out for disposal, etc.</LI></UL>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Her contact information is:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A href="mailto:Fitzgerald.Kristin@epa.gov">Fitzgerald.Kristin@epa.gov</A></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>I'm not as clear about what data Richard would like to get.</o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>If you have data that would be of use in these rule making efforts, I urge you to submit it.</o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>Two issues come to my mind that I hope will be addressed in both of these rule makings. I personally don't have data that can help support these viewpoints. </o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>I hope that it will be as easy as possible, within the requirements of RCRA, for retail and health care facilities to dispose of <STRONG><U>All</U></STRONG> unwanted pharmaceuticals, not just those listed as hazardous. If the requirements are a heavy burden, many waste pharmaceuticals will continue to be unsafely, and likely illegally, disposed of. Having to separate out hazardous from non-hazardous is already a bit of a burden. It is not simply a mater of checking a static list of hazardous medications. Some non-hazardous medications are considered hazardous because they contain alcohol and are flammable. Even when staff know which are which, consistently using separate disposal containers can be difficult.</o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p>The distinction between health care and household hazardous pharmaceutical waste is not always clear. As I learned from this Listserv, some chemotherapy drugs, administered in health care facilities, are extremely toxic even after being excreted by a patient at home. It seems to me that these wastes should be collected and returned to the medical facility for disposal. This would require quite a bit of patient education, and not just rules, for implementation to be successful.</o:p></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Ed</P>
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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"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Ed Gottlieb<BR>Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal <BR>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator <BR>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<BR>525 3<SUP>rd</SUP> Street<BR>Ithaca, NY 14850<BR>(607) 273-8381<BR>fax: (607) 273-8433<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>>>> "Jeff Hollar" <jhollar@pwaste.com> 2/11/2014 10:22 AM >>><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>EPA Consults U.S. Retailers On Hazardous Waste Management In The Sector. Here is the link: <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2014/02/epa-consults-u-s-retailers-on-hazardous-waste-management-in-the-sector.html">http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2014/02/epa-consults-u-s-retailers-on-hazardous-waste-management-in-the-sector.html</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>This is an interesting article on the EPA seeking data from large retailers regarding the management of hazardous waste, including pharmaceuticals. I am curious as to what they discover. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>EPA’s pre-publication version link: <A href="http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/generation/retl_noda_fnl_020414.pdf">http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/generation/retl_noda_fnl_020414.pdf</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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