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The Product Stewardship Institute created the Drug Take-Back Network in an effort to centralize information and resources on drug take-back issues. By promoting shared learning across a broad community of individuals and organizations, this new Network hopes to advance strategies already underway to reduce drug abuse and accidental poisonings, and to improve water quality by offering consumers a safe option for disposing of their unused drugs.
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The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) is a national environmental
institute located in Boston, Massachusetts. PSI works with state, and local government agencies to partner with waste management firms, manufacturers,
retailers, environmental groups, federal agencies, and other key stakeholders to reduce the health and environmental impacts of consumer products. PSI
has a membership base consisting of 45 states, 150 local government agencies, and more than 50 business and organizations, all of which allow PSI to represent
more than 95% of the U.S. population. The mission of PSI is to pursue initiatives to ensure that all those involved in the lifecycle of a product
share responsibility for reducing its health and environmental impacts. PSI envisions a society in which products are responsibly manufactured, used,
and managed after use to conserve resources and protect the environment and human health.
www.productstewardship.us
The Product Stewardship Institute is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
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Thank you for your interest in the Drug Take-Back Network. We’d like to stay in touch!
Join a list serve that provides a forum for a national dialogue on the emerging issue of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment. List serve members organize, discuss, and track ideas, projects, grants, and other PPCP-related issues. Participants are primarily from various government agencies, and others are welcome to join. Sign up at http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste.
PSI is also conducting a national dialogue that seeks to reach consensus on the need for widespread drug take-back programs, as well as reducing the quantity of pharmaceuticals that become waste. Please also contact Sierra for information on how to get involved in the dialogue process.
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