The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) conducted two Sharps stakeholders meetings to inform participants and to solicit suggestions on how to implement Senate Bill (SB) 1305 and properly collect and dispose of sharps.
The purpose of the meetings was to hear about some of the ways that local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations are working to ensure that sharps are properly disposed of and how the State will assist in these efforts. The workshops were held in advance of a September 1, 2008, ban on disposing of sharps in California landfills.
For more information, contact pharmasharps@calrecycle.ca.gov.
Resources
The following presentations and notes examine potential solutions to appropriately managing sharps waste in California. The meeting notes summarize stakeholders’ concerns and suggested options for implementing successful sharps waste collection and disposal programs.
Workshop Information (topics, agenda, notes)
March 17, 2008
- Review Requirements of SB 1305
- Sharps Mail-Back Program: Jack McGurk, Retired Chief, Environmental Management Branch and Consultant for a Mail-Back Program.
- San Francisco’s Sharps Take-Back Program at Pharmacies: Ousmane Sy, Compliance Specialist, Norcal Waste Systems.
- Vacaville’s Proposed Plan for the Acceptance of Home-Generated Sharps: Lisa Avrit and Kari Holmes, City of Vacaville Sharps Collection Program.
- Suggestions from the Public on Methods to Implement the Law.
- Program Successes and Problems.
- Agenda | Notes
August 25, 2008
- AB 501: Larry Broussard, Assemblyman Swanson’s Chief of Staff
- Sharps Retail Take Back Program: William Worrell, San Luis Obispo County Waste Management Authority.
- Efforts to Fund Sharps Program: Lesli Daniel, Calaveras County.
- Funding Options. Steve Hernandez and Jeff Lin, CIWMB
- Extended Producer Responsibility: Kathy Frevert, CIWMB
- Agenda | Notes
Resources
The following presentations and notes examine potential solutions to appropriately managing sharps waste in California. The meeting notes summarize stakeholders’ concerns and suggested options for implementing successful sharps waste collection and disposal programs.
Workshop Information (topics, agenda, notes)
March 17, 2008
- Review Requirements of SB 1305
- Sharps Mail-Back Program: Jack McGurk, Retired Chief, Environmental Management Branch and Consultant for a Mail-Back Program.
- San Francisco’s Sharps Take-Back Program at Pharmacies: Ousmane Sy, Compliance Specialist, Norcal Waste Systems.
- Vacaville’s Proposed Plan for the Acceptance of Home-Generated Sharps: Lisa Avrit and Kari Holmes, City of Vacaville Sharps Collection Program.
- Suggestions from the Public on Methods to Implement the Law.
- Program Successes and Problems.
- Agenda | Notes
August 25, 2008
- AB 501: Larry Broussard, Assemblyman Swanson’s Chief of Staff
- Sharps Retail Take Back Program: William Worrell, San Luis Obispo County Waste Management Authority.
- Efforts to Fund Sharps Program: Lesli Daniel, Calaveras County.
- Funding Options. Steve Hernandez and Jeff Lin, CIWMB
- Extended Producer Responsibility: Kathy Frevert, CIWMB
- Agenda | Notes
For more information contact: Used Oil & Household Hazardous Waste, UsedOilHHW@calrecycle.ca.gov