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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black">In response to editorial, published in a regional newspaper chain, calling on the NYS DEC to do more take-back:
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<p><a href="http://www.mymalonetelegram.com/mtg06/maximize-the-effort-officials-should-implement-drug-take-back-program-statewide-20180105/"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; BACKGROUND: white"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.mymalonetelegram.com/mtg06/maximize-the-effort-officials-should-implement-drug-take-back-program-statewide-20180105</font></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #445566">\</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black">A rebuttal letter calling for EPR was published:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/opinion/drug-manufacturers-should-pay-for-disposal-20180126"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/opinion/drug-manufacturers-should-pay-for-disposal-20180126</font></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><font size="+0"><span lang="en-US"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black">Ed Gottlieb<br>
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal<br>
Board Member, New York Product Stewardship Council</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black">Member, National Association of Clean Water Agencies Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Committee<br>
Member, Product Stewardship Institute Pharmaceuticals’ Policy & Coordination Work Group <br>
Member, New York Water Environment Association Government Affairs Committee<br>
Member, Tompkins County Water Resources Council<br>
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black">Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility<br>
525 3<sup>rd</sup> Street</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black">Ithaca, NY 14850</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; COLOR: black">fax:
<a href="tel:(607)%20273-8433" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #0066cc">(607) 273-8433</span></a></span></p>
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