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Name
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Safe Medicine Disposal Days
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Location |
San Francisca Bay area, California
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Brief Description |
In 2006, the Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group (BAPPG), a subcommittee of the regional Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, initiated a regional campaign to educate and provide pharmaceutical disposal events for the public. The Safe Medicine Disposal Days campaign organized 39 collection events at participating Walgreens Drugstores, senior centers, and city halls in the 5 counties within the San Francisco Bay area during the week of May 13-21, 2006.
Because event-based collections proved expensive and may not be convenient for some residents, BAPPG project coordinators are pursuing other options, including collection bins at pharmacies and mail-back programs. In addition, the BAPPG is working to reduce regulatory barriers through state and federal level legislative efforts.
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Program Results and Evaluations |
Report on San Francisco Bay Area's Safe Medicine Disposal Days
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Collection Site(s) |
See Report on the San Francisco Bay Area’s
Safe Medicine Disposal Days at www.p2pays.org/ref/40/39862.pdf for a complete list of participating locations.
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Collecting Controlled Substances?
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Yes
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Organizers
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Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group
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Funding |
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Contacts |
Jen Jackson, Pollution Prevention, East Bay Municipal Utility District,
(510) 287-0818, jacksonj@ebmud.com and Karin North, Associate Engineer, City of Palo Alto Public Works Department, (650) 494-7629, karin.north@cityofpaloalto.org
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Link |
www.p2pays.org/ref/40/39862.pdf |
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