<div dir="ltr">The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a press release this morning, January 9th, announcing establishment of the Colorado Household Medication Take-Back Program. To date, 45 locations in 24 Colorado counties have been established at law enforcement agencies, retail pharmacies, and hospitals/clinics with on-site pharmacies. The department has contracted the services of Assured Waste Solutions, LLC, located in Gastonia, North Carolina, for the receipt and destruction of collected medications.<div><br></div><div>The program is funded through a $300,000 annual legislative appropriation. The Colorado Solid and Hazardous Waste Commision adopted rules and regulations governing the program in May 2016. These rules are attached along a copy of Colorado House Bill 14-1207 that formally established the program. An important aspect of the legislation was the establishment of liability protections for program participants that comply with the program in good faith and comply with applicable laws.</div><div><br></div><div>The department continues to expand the program with a goal of establishing at least one collection location in each of Colorado's 64 counties. <br></div><div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="m_6167353747565503585gmail-m_-7836769152247149603gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#1e487c" size="2" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Greg Fabisiak</b></span></font><div><font size="2" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Environmental Integration Coordinator</b></span></font></div><div><div><div><div><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B8gdupL6hOgVSTFybVhhcWVWRHM" width="200" height="60" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div><div><font size="2" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(68,68,68)">P <a href="tel:(303)%20692-2903" value="+13036922903" target="_blank">303.692.2903</a> | F <a href="tel:(303)%20753-6809" value="+13037536809" target="_blank">303.753.6809</a></span><br></font></div></div><div><font color="#444444" size="2" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, DEHS-A2</span><br></font></div></div><div><font color="#444444" size="2" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Denver, CO 80246-1530</span></font></div><div><font size="2" color="#444444" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:greg.fabisiak@state.co.us" style="white-space:pre-wrap" target="_blank">greg.fabisiak@state.co.us</a> | <a href="http://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/dehs" target="_blank">www.colorado.gov/cdphe/dehs</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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