<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Rhode Island has pending EPR legislation for the collection of human waste containing cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs as recommended by the World Health Organization. </div><div>The former head of the International agency for Cancer Research (WHO) testified in person in favor of the bill as well as many others. </div><div>More information can be found at www.cytotoxicsafety.org </div><div>I will share the document when it is final.</div><div><br></div><div>Jim</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device</div></div><div style="font-size:100%;text-align:left;color:#000000">-------- Original message --------<br>From: "Dan N. King" <DNKing@lincoln.ne.gov> <br>Date: 04/30/2015 10:35 AM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: 'Heidi Sanborn' <Heidi@calpsc.org>, Scott Cassel <scott@productstewardship.us>, pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us <br>Subject: [Pharmwaste] RE: Timely request - EPR and pharms <br><br></div>Woot woot!<br><br>DK<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Heidi Sanborn<br>Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 9:31 AM<br>To: Scott Cassel; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>Subject: [Pharmwaste] RE: Timely request - EPR and pharms<br><br>It is final- it passed uneventfully 5-0 Tuesday and we are trying to keep press to a minimum to let them put out their press first and not to stir up a lot of press before the supreme court decision on the Alameda case expected May 26t.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Scott Cassel<br>Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 7:21 AM<br>To: pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br>Subject: [Pharmwaste] Timely request - EPR and pharms<br><br>I have a very timely request for the list serve...please let me know as soon as you can if you have information related to the following:<br><br>First, does anyone know if the pharmaceutical EPR ordinance passed by San Mateo County CA is now final, or are there other hurdles? If passed, when will it be effective, and when will it be implemented?<br><br>Second, please let me know if your local or state government has active EPR pharms legislation or if you are seriously considering the introduction of such legislation.<br><br>If you want this information to be kept confidential, please contact me directly and we will honor that request.<br><br>Thanks very much!<br><br>Scott<br><br><br>____________________________<br>Scott Cassel<br>Chief Executive Officer/Founder<br>Product Stewardship Institute, Inc.<br>29 Stanhope Street<br>Boston, MA 02116<br>617-236-4822 (ph)<br>617-236-4766 (fax)<br>scott@productstewardship.us<br>www.productstewardship.us<br>Please consider the environment before printing this email Click to follow us on Facebook and Twitter and Blog<br><br><br>________________________________<br><br>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.<br><br>---<br>Note: As a courtesy to other listserv subscribers, please post messages to the listserv in plain text format to avoid the garbling of messages received by digest recipients.<br>---<br>TO SUBSCRIBE, go to: http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste <br>TO UNSUBSCRIBE, DO NOT REPLY TO THE LISTSERV. Please send an e-mail to pharmwaste-unsubscribe@lists.dep.state.fl.us -- the subject line and body of the e-mail should be blank.<br>If you believe you may be subscribed with a different email address, please visit the subscriber listing at http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/roster/pharmwaste <br>FOR PROBLEMS: Contact List Administrator Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us <br>SEND MAIL to the list server at: pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br></body></html>