The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon publish new rules that provide tailored standards for handling hazardous-waste pharmaceuticals in the health care sector. The rules streamline the requirements for the...more
On October 26, 2016, the California Board of Pharmacy adopted regulations largely tracking the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s program encouraging pharmacies to voluntarily collect and dispose of unwanted, unused or...more
On August 31, 2015, EPA released two proposed hazardous waste rules under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) that will be soon be available for public comment after they are published in the Federal Register....more
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