San Francisco’s Safe Medicine Disposal Pilot Program June One Year Update
Voluntary Collaborative Pilot Program Funding ($110,000) From PhRMA and Genentech Collection (independent pharmacies & police stations) Using California Model Program Guidelines (SB966) Program Logistics City accepts funds, recruits sites, contracts with hauler for bins/disposal, and conducts outreach City Sponsors: SF Environment, SFPD, SFPUC, Mayor’s Office Outreach Program Launch Event, billing inserts, community centers, doctors offices, social media, grassroots outreach “Safe Drug Disposal Information Ordinance” Research Medicine Waste Characterization Study
Pilot Program Collection Sites
Collection Bins for Non-Controlled Meds
Police Stations Take Both Over The Counter
13 Independent Pharmacies
One Community Center
Two-key Collection Bins
Pharmacist Has One Key
Med Waste Hauler Driver has other key
Secure “Non-retrievable” Storage
Bin Signage
Site Signage
Education and Advertising
Medical Waste Generator Permit
Licensed Medical Waste Hauler
Weights Collected 18,950 pounds collected in first 13 months
Pilot Program Budget - $110,000
Pilot Program Launch Event April 23, 2012
HHW Collection Facility
Temporary Pharmacy Collection 2006
DEA Collection Events since 2010
Mail-In Program
SF’s EPR Ordinance for Pharmaceuticals Indefinitely Suspended in favor of Collaborative Pilot Program Introduced in April 2010 to address disposal of residential meds Passed committee in October 2010 Required producer stewardship plan and annual reporting Phased-in approach for prescription medication, non prescription, and then controlled substances.
And in addition … 100 non-participating pharmacies Point of sale materials informing public of how to safely and legally dispose of medicines “…posted in an area visible to the public & adjacent to the area where prescription drugs are dispensed” Safe Drug Disposal Information Ordinance
Poster for Non-participating Pharmacies
Lesson #1: City contracting is slow July 2011 October 2011 January 2012 April 2012
Lesson #2: Find a Good Hauler
Lesson #3: The Police are Great Partners
But Residents Prefer Pharmacies
Lesson #4: Celebrate Your Partners
Lesson #5: Loose pills are hard to count
Medicine Waste Characterization Study
What’s Next?
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