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Essentials for Protecting Our Watershed — Proper Disposing of Medication
Operating Unwanted Medication Collections - A Legal & Safe Approach
by Lynn Rubinstein, September 2006, copyright Northeast Recycling Council, Inc.
With Funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Source of full document:
www.nerc.org/adobe/setting.up.draftFINAL.pdf — a 65-page Adobe Acrobat PDF file.
(To read Adobe Acrobat files, you can use the Adobe Acrobat reader, available free at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)

Major sections of 65-page file:

  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. What to Expect at a Collection
  4. The Law
  5. A Legal Strategy for Collection Unwanted Medications
  6. Holding a Collection Event
  7. Conclusion
  8. Case Studies
  9. Appendices
    (9 appendices: sample documents, recommendations, references)