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Waste Management and Stewardship

Waste Management and Stewardship. Thomas J. Lauro, P.E. Commissioner, Department of Environmental Facilities Susan Gerry Senior Assistant to the County Executive. 2008 Watershed Science & Technical Conference Panel Discussion – Emerging Contaminants West Point, NY September 16, 2008.

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Waste Management and Stewardship

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  1. Waste Management and Stewardship Thomas J. Lauro, P.E. Commissioner, Department of Environmental Facilities Susan Gerry Senior Assistant to the County Executive 2008 Watershed Science & Technical Conference Panel Discussion – Emerging Contaminants West Point, NY September 16, 2008

  2. Take Back Programs • In addition to keeping contaminants out of our source water, these programs help prevent • Poisonings • Drug Abuse • Use of Out of Date Medications

  3. Types of Take Back Programs • Finite Events (1 day, 1 week, 6/year...) • Continuous Programs • Mailers • Stewardship Programs

  4. Finite Programs • Allen County, IN • 2 Events per Year • Collection @ Police Station and Senior Center • Chicago, IL – One Day • 25 Locations • Collection at Senior Centers, Hospitals, Police Stations • Collected 1,600 Lbs

  5. Finite Programs • Bay Area, CA - One Week • Collection at Pharmacies, City Hall and Senior Centers • ~$24.77 per Lb • Westchester County – 9 Events per Year • Collections @ HRD Days • ~ $13 per Lb • Alachua, FL – 5 Month Program • 12 Locations, pharmacies, Clinics, County • ~ $53 per Lb

  6. Continuous • Clark County, WA – 12 Year Old Program • 3 Permanent Hazardous Waste Facilities and Pharmacies • No Controlled Substances • King County, WA • 27 Locations, Pharmacies, Nursing Homes • ~ $5.60 per Lb

  7. Continuous • Kendall County, IL • All substances collected at Police Stations • LaCrosse, WI • All substances collected at a permanent Hazardous Waste Facility • ~ $12,000 - $15,000 per year

  8. Mailers • Maine • DEA formulated legislation • Consumers use prepaid mailers to send unwanted meds to DEA • Mailers are available at pharmacies, doctors offices and post offices • No funding available, program not yet implemented

  9. Stewardship • Australia - RUM • Return Unwanted Meds • Meds collected at pharmacies since 1998 • 5,000 pharmacies participate • Commonwealth sponsors all costs • Annual cost $751,000 or ~ $1.47 per Lb • Pharmaceutical wholesalers discount disposal costs

  10. Stewardship • Canada – MRP • Med Return Program • Post Residual Stewardship Regulations 1996 • Residual Management Group • Funded by Brand Owners • 856 pharmacies participate • Annual cost $170,500 or ~ $3.25 per Lb

  11. Take Back the Meds Program • Westchester County enlisted available assistance and expertise; • NYSDEC • NYSDOH • Westchester Rockland Society of Pharmacists • RESCO

  12. Household Recycling Days • Public bring medications in original packaging • People don’t have to leave cars • Volunteer Pharmacists and County Chemists Identify and inventory medications • Under control and observation of County Law Enforcement

  13. Household Recycling Day 9-13-08

  14. Logging Medications • Volunteer Pharmacist • County Chemist • County Police

  15. Medication Disposal • Westchester County collaborated with Wheelabrator, Inc for incineration. • Incineration takes place at the County owned Waste to Energy plant operated by Wheelabrator. • Drugs confiscated by County law enforcement were already being incinerated there.

  16. What and How Much is Being Collected?

  17. What is Being Collected? Montrose 3/28/08

  18. Montrose 3/28/08 by % and (#) (7) (4) (9) (88) (173)

  19. YTD Total Containers by CategoryYTD 1285 Lbs

  20. YTD Percentage by CategoryYTD 1285 Lbs

  21. Stewardship“Where do we go from here?” • Expanded Public Education • Expand Take Back Programs eg. Canada and Australia • Utilize the “you sell it, you take it back” concept • require participation by the pharmaceutical industry • Require compliance through State or Federal legislation

  22. Resources • Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Web page • www.iisgcp.org/unwantedmeds/index.htm • NYSDEC Link • www.dontflushyourdrugs.net

  23. Questions? Thomas J. Lauro, P.E. tjl1@westchestergov.com Susan Gerry sfg1@westchestergov.com

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