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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='margin-left:3.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:.75pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Full story link: <a href="http://www.law360.com/articles/542147/cvs-asks-epa-to-ease-waste-rules-on-nicotine-products">http://www.law360.com/articles/542147/cvs-asks-epa-to-ease-waste-rules-on-nicotine-products</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I thought it odd that the article indicates over half the CVS stores are Large Quantity Generators due to the fact that they “sell” over 2.2 pounds of acutely hazardous waste (nicotine) each month. I’m sure they did not mean to infer they actually “sell” hazardous waste.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeff Hollar</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>President</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy'>PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>4164 NW Urbandale Dr., Ste A</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Urbandale, IA 50322</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>515-276-5302 (general)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>515-331-7310 (direct)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>515-360-9785 (cell)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.pwaste.com/" title="http://www.pwaste.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.pwaste.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>When accessing the above link it may ask for a subscription, so I attached the actual article below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>Law360, New York (May 28, 2014, 3:28 PM ET) --<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.law360.com/companies/cvs-caremark-corporation"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00427F;background:white;text-decoration:none'>CVS Caremark Corp</span></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>. is urging the U.S.</span><a href="http://www.law360.com/agencies/environmental-protection-agency"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00427F;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Environmental Protection Agency</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>to ease waste disposal regulations for nicotine patches and gum months before the pharmacy chain is scheduled to stop selling cigarettes at its stores, saying current federal rules are needlessly burdensome on retailers.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><br><span style='background:white'>In a letter sent to the EPA earlier this month, CVS requested that the agency change how it regulates nicotine treatments under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The EPA is currently investigating whether it should change hazardous waste disposal guidelines — which CVS says were mostly intended for industrial and manufacturing operations — for the retail industry.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>CVS suggested that because of a current RCRA-related guideline, thousands of its stores are unfairly subjected to increased regulation even though most of its products in the future will contain relatively small amounts of nicotine — a substance the government classifies as “acutely hazardous waste."</span><br><br><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Retail locations that sell at least 1 kilogram, or 2.2 pounds, of acutely hazardous waste per month are considered 'large-quantity generators' by the EPA</span><span style='background:white'> and must adhere to heightened government rules. But when determining how much hazardous weight is generated by a retail store, the EPA considers the entire weight of a nicotine product and not just the nicotine itself.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>CVS said thousands of its stores “quickly exceed” the 1 kilogram threshold because the EPA includes this added weight in nicotine replacement treatments. The pharmacy said these products contain such small amounts of nicotine that they are “not acutely toxic” and do not pose any environmental dangers when they are disposed of by customers.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>According to CVS, nicotine patches typically contain 7, 14 or 21 milligrams of nicotine, and lozenges and gum contain even less nicotine — typically between 2 and 4 milligrams. CVS said the nicotine replacement products “have very different composition from the materials available at the time of initial regulatory review,” the pharmacy said.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>“Because nicotine gum and lozenges contain only low concentrations of nicotine, it is difficult to understand how these products pose a significant risk to the environment when disposed of,” CVS said. “These facts should support a determination that NRT products are not subject to RCRA’s most stringent generator hazardous waste management requirements.”</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>Changes in how the EPA treats nicotine treatment products could have major implications for CVS. Earlier this year, CVS announced that it would no longer be selling tobacco products in its retail stores by October. In its letter to the EPA, CVS said nicotine replacement products would be a key component of its efforts to “help people on their path to better health.”</span><br><br><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>CVS says that 4,450 of its U.S. pharmacies and stores, more than half of its U.S. locations, are designated as large-quantity waste generators as a direct result of waste generated from nicotine replacement products.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>The EPA published its current request for information in February. In an email, the agency said it is seeking to better understand stakeholder concerns and problems regarding the applicability of RCRA to the retail sector.”</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>The public comment period ends on May 30.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>--Editing by Philip Shea</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>