Universal Waste for Pharmaceuticals
EXP is acting as a catalyst for change by leading the effort in encouraging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to extend to expired pharmaceuticals the classification of Universal Waste.
EXP is proud to be in the final stages of becoming Green Certified.
After years of environmental awareness, over the past year EXP has taken specific actions to become Green Certified. This is at the center of our core standards, our daily operational practices and our general environmental consciousness.
The very core of our business is removing unwanted and expired pharmaceuticals from the supply chain. EXP’s proper handling limits the amount of danger these pharmaceuticals may present to our environment. We also encourage each of our vendors to pursue their own green compliance, and we call on the remainder of the Pharmaceutical Returns Industry to become more compliant for the sake of us all.
EXP is acting as a catalyst for change by leading the effort in encouraging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to extend to expired pharmaceuticals the classification of Universal Waste.
Check back here often for status updates of the EPA’s consideration of the rule change.
You may view and download the following documents.
Petition Statement
|
EXP’s July 17, 2006, letter to Susan Bodine, the Assistant Administrator of the EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
|
April of 2007, EPA’s Semiannual Regulatory Agenda which includes a proposal to add hazardous pharmaceutical and consumer product wastes to the universal waste system.
|
|
EXP is a strong supporter for Pharmaceutical Household Take-Back Programs throughout the country and in particular our own State of California.
The unintended consequences of disposal of
unwanted and expired
pharmaceuticals
in homes across America represent an emerging concern for the environment
and public health. Scientific studies have revealed pharmaceutical chemicals
detected in the environment and the various pathways by which these
substances enter the environment.
Pharmaceutical Household Take-Back Programs aim to reduce the human and environmental risks associated with the disposal of unwanted medicines.