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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sonoma County is proceeding with an EPR ordinance for medications and sharps – see the attached press release.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">“The</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">safe</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">disposal</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:98%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">of<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">pharmaceutical</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>waste,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">including</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>sharps<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">that</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">medicine,</span><span style="letter-spacing:3.35pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">helps</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>protect<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">public</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Sonoma</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">County</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Board<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">of</span><span style="letter-spacing:2.9pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Supervisors</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Water<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Agency</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Chairwoman</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Shirlee</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Zane.</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">“This</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">ordinance</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">result</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">in</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">costs</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">savings</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">residents</span><span style="letter-spacing:4.55pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Currently,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>take<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">back</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
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</span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">supported</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">by</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">ratepayer sewer</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
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</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">government</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">agency</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">budgets.</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Since</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">2007,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">local</span><span style="letter-spacing:4.35pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">agencies</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">in</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Sonoma</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>County<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">collected</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">over</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>100,000<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">pounds</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">unused</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">medications.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heidi<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#221D4D">Heidi Sanborn
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#221D4D">|</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#221D4D"> Executive Director</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img width="240" height="90" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D3353C.20ACC5E0" alt="CPSC logo 750px"></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#31005A"> O: (916) 706-3420 </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#221D4D">|</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#221D4D">
</span><span style="color:#31005A">C: (916) 217-1109</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#31005A"> </span>
</b><u><span style="color:#31005A"><a href="mailto:heidi@calpsc.org">heidi@calpsc.org</a></span></u><span style="color:#31005A">
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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