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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'>Rhode Island is working on legislation to handle the Human waste containing Chemotherapy drugs at the hospital and at home. I am attaching a copy of the bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jim Mullowney<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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><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>Lucy, Burke@CalRecycle<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 12, 2014 4:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Ed Gottlieb'; 'pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Pharmwaste] Product Stewardship bill link to Pharma safe disposal campaign?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A pharm waste product stewardship bill (SB 1014) was introduced in California (Feb. 13) but didn’t make it out of committee(s) and had the stewardship elements removed and replaced with <a href="http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1014_bill_20140610_amended_asm_v95.pdf">language</a> that our agency would create regulations out of our <a href="http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/HomeHazWaste/Medications/ModelProgram/Criteria.pdf">voluntary model guidelines</a> (which sunset Jan. 1, 2013). The bill will be heard in the Environmental and Toxics Safety Committee (ESTM) committee next <a href="http://www.calchannel.com/live-webcast/">Tuesday at 1:30</a> and again in the Business and Professions Committee Tuesday the 24th. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Has any other state enacted regulations surrounding home-generated pharmaceutical waste? For instance, anything determining how it is handled – more like medical waste vs. a type of universal waste for instance? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mr. Burke Lucy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Integrated Waste Management Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>1001 I Street, PO Box 4025<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sacramento, CA 95812<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:Burke.Lucy@CalRecycle.ca.gov"><span style='color:blue'>Burke.Lucy@CalRecycle.ca.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>916.341.6592<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3754D4;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=147 height=43 id="Picture_x0020_18" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF865C.C2D97C60" alt="California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)"></span></a><span 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Thursday, June 12, 2014 8:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Product Stewardship bill link to Pharma safe disposal campaign?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>I forgot to mention that a pharm waste product stewardship bill was introduced (Jan 8) for the second year in a row to the NYS Senate. <a href="http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S642-2013">http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S642-2013</a><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"'> <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"'>I suspect the timing of this campaign is not a coincidence. If phara really cared about safe disposal why is their campaign only in NY? <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"'> <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"'>Is your state considering a pharm waste product stewardship bill? Has pharma launched a safe disposal campaign in your state? Let's see if there is a correlation! <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"'> <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"'>Ed <br><br>>>> "Ed Gottlieb" <<a href="mailto:egottlieb@cityofithaca.org">egottlieb@cityofithaca.org</a>> 6/11/2014 2:55 PM >>><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"'>Pharma has launched a safe disposal campaign in NY. <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"'>The video they produced emphasizes home disposal.<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"'>Their website FAQ properly suggests home disposal as the last choice if take-back programs are not available.<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"'>Found no mention of the upcoming DEA rules.<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"'>I haven't checked out the social media component of the campaign.<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"'> <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"'><a href="http://myoldmeds.com/">http://myoldmeds.com/</a><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"'> <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"'><a href="http://www.saratogian.com/government-and-politics/20140611/legislators-endorse-pharma-campaign-for-proper-disposal-of-prescription-drugs-video">http://www.saratogian.com/government-and-politics/20140611/legislators-endorse-pharma-campaign-for-proper-disposal-of-prescription-drugs-video</a><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"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>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></span></p></div></div></body></html>