Informing People not to place Syringes/Medical Waste into Kerbside Recycling Bins

Hi Andrea

Metro Vancouver (a federation of 22 municipalities) and the British Columbia Pharmacy Association used the point-of-sale as the opportunity to educate residents about the medications return program. A 4X6 inch card at the cash register where prescriptions are paid for and a 3X4 inch post-it note affixed to prescription information that is provided to customers both prompted residents to return their unused medications, vitamins and herbal supplements to their pharmacy. The campaign provided the appropriate information when it was relevant to our target audience.

Peter Cech
Metro Vancouver
Canada

Andrea, our info is at http://www.naparecycling.com/sharps.html and http://www.naparecycling.com/hazardous_waste.html

Thanks - Tim

Tim Dewey-Mattia
Public Education Manager
Napa Recycling & Waste Services
United States
www.naparecycling.com

http://www.lacity.org/san/solid_resources/pdfs/SyringeDisposalRev8.pdf

From City of LA


Cathie Chavez
City of Los Angeles
United States

Try here, courtesy of the NJ DEP:

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dshw/rrtp/disposal.pdf

Rich

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