Pharmaceutical Waste Stewardship Budgets

Program operators must submit an initial stewardship program budget with the submission of a pharmaceutical waste stewardship plan and an annual program budget on or before March 31, 2022. Budgets submitted to CalRecycle will be posted on this web page.

Initial Stewardship Program Budget

With the submission of a stewardship plan, a program operator must submit an initial stewardship program budget for the first five calendar years of operation that includes total anticipated revenues, costs of implementing the stewardship program, and a total recommended funding level to operate the stewardship program over a multiyear period.

Initial stewardship program budgets were included in the stewardship plans that were submitted to CalRecycle. Visit the Pharmaceutical Waste Stewardship Plan webpage for more information.

Annual Program Budget

Annually, beginning on or before March 31, 2022, a program operator must submit a program budget that includes an independent financial audit funded by the covered entity or stewardship organization, anticipated costs of implementing the program for the upcoming calendar year, and the recommended funding level to implement the stewardship program over a multiyear period.

Copies of documents not linked below may be requested via a Public Records Act Request.

MED-Project USA

2024

• Annual Program Budget (March 31, 2023) including an independent financial audit (under review)
  • Completeness Determination (complete) (April 28, 2023)
  • Stakeholder Comments—CalRecycle received no stakeholder comments.

2023

• Annual Program Budget (July 29, 2022)
  • CalRecycle approval (October 18, 2022)
  • Completeness determination (complete) (August 23, 2022)
• Annual Program Budget (June 1, 2022)
  • Completeness determination (incomplete) (July 1, 2022)
• Annual Program Budget (March 31, 2022)
  • Completeness determination (incomplete) (May 2, 2022)

The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation

2024

• Annual Program Budget (May 31, 2023) including an independent financial audit (under review)
• Annual Program Budget (March 31, 2023) including an independent financial audit
  • Completeness Determination (incomplete) (April 28, 2023)
  • Stakeholder Comments—CalRecycle received no stakeholder comments.

2023

• Annual Program Budget (March 24, 2023)
  • CalRecycle approval (April 18, 2023)
• Annual Program Budget December 16, 2022)
  • CalRecycle disapproval (February 28, 2023)
• Annual Program Budget (August 3, 2022)
  • CalRecycle conditional approval (October 18, 2022)
  • Completeness determination (complete) (August 23, 2022)
• Annual Program Budget (June 6, 2022)
  • Completeness determination (incomplete) (July 1, 2022)
• Annual Program Budget (March 31, 2022)
  • Completeness determination (incomplete) (May 2, 2022)

This page provides a brief overview, and is not intended to provide a comprehensive list of legal requirements. Please refer to statute and regulations for a complete list of requirements. Users are encouraged to seek the assistance of legal counsel to comply with applicable state law based on their pertinent facts and circumstances.