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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Hi All,<br>
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I may have missed it on the listserv, but this editorial is the first I've heard of the
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Dispose Responsibly of your Pills Act of 2015, the DROP Act.<br>
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<a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article46103650.html" target="_blank">http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article46103650.html</a><br>
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This federal bill would establish a $2.5 million per year fund to support eligible entities to expand or make available disposal sites for unwanted prescription medications. Up to $250,000 per grant for up to two years. The money can be used for:<br>
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<li>expenses of a prescription drug disposal site;</li><li>implementing disposal procedures and processes and community education strategies;</li><li>replicating a prescription drug take back initiative throughout multiple jurisdictions; and
</li><li>training of law enforcement officers and other community participants. Do you think this is, like the renewed
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<div>Eligible entities include:<br>
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<li>a state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency; </li><li>a manufacturer, distributor, or reverse distributor of prescription medications;</li><li>a retail pharmacy; </li><li>a registered narcotic treatment program; </li><li>a hospital or clinic with an on-site pharmacy; and</li><li>an eligible long-term care facility.</li></ul>
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<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2463" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2463</a><br>
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Do you think that the DROP Act is, like the renewed DEA collections, a good interim measure until a nationwide EPR law is passed to fund widespread take back opportunities?
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Will providing public funding for take back significantly decrease the urgency for the need of EPR financing?
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Is it important that these sort of questions be raised during the debate on this bill?
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Will you be lobbying your legislators to support the DROP Act? <br>
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Ed<br>
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<div>Ed Gottlieb<br>
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>
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<div>Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator</div>
<div>Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>
525 3<font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><sup>rd</sup></font> Street</div>
<div>Ithaca, NY 14850</div>
<div>(607) 273-8381</div>
<div>fax: (607) 273-8433</div>
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