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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Recent news stories about who should pay for take back:<br>

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PhARMA's newest effort to not pay...local lobbying:<br>

<a href="https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/05/03/drug-take-back/" target="_blank">https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/05/03/drug-take-back/</a><br>

<blockquote>"In Los Angeles County, for example, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association started calling residents warning them that a proposed drug take-back program would increase local taxes — even when it would be drug makers on the hook."</blockquote>

<a href="http://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/safe-disposal-of-prescription-medications-the-cost-barrier" target="_blank">http://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/safe-disposal-of-prescription-medications-the-cost-barrier</a><br>

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Manufacturers start to respond to <i>As You Sow</i> letter.

<div><a href="https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/04/26/drug-abuse-take-back/" target="_blank">https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/04/26/drug-abuse-take-back/</a><br>

<blockquote>"In fact, there is scientific evidence that the creation of take-back programs for unused medicines and sharps will actually create more environmental impact than if disposed of in household trash.” Johnson & Johnson<br>

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"AbbVie maintained it already provides a program for helping patients dispose of unwanted medicines and syringes, and is working with industry trade groups on developing “solutions.” "<br>

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Merck is reported as supporting the "My Old Meds" program that promotes trash disposal; the option of last resort according to most stakeholders other than the manufactures.<br>

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And a story on chemo drug residual disposal:<br>

<a href="https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/03/08/cancer-patients-drug-makers-waste/" target="_blank">https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/03/08/cancer-patients-drug-makers-waste/</a><br>

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It is worth noting that these well researched and written stories all came from <a href="https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2016/04/26/drug-abuse-take-back/" target="_blank">

Statnews.</a>   Staff info: <a href="https://www.statnews.com/staff/" target="_blank">

https://www.statnews.com/staff/</a>  The ajmc story is quoting Stat for what seems to be an industry audience.<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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