Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals (Draft)
Sep. 25, 2015
EPA is proposing to revise the regulations to improve the management and disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and tailor them to address the specific issues that hospitals, pharmacies and other healthcare-related facilities face. The revisions are also intended to clarify the regulation of the reverse distribution mechanism used by healthcare facilities for the management of unused and/or expired pharmaceuticals. Comments must be received on or before 24 November 2015. POC is Kristin Fitzgerald, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (5304P), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; tel: 703-308-8286; email: fitzgerald.kristin@epa.gov (Federal Register; 25 September 2015 [Proposed Rules], pages 58013-58092).