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Midwest Product Stewardship Council (MPSC)

Midwest Product Stewardship Council (MPSC). Cynthia Moore Recycling Program Coordinator Recycling and Solid Waste Section Bureau of Waste & Materials Management Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources . Midwest Product Stewardship Council (MPSC). Our mission:

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Midwest Product Stewardship Council (MPSC)

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  1. Midwest ProductStewardship Council(MPSC) Cynthia Moore Recycling Program Coordinator Recycling and Solid Waste Section Bureau of Waste & Materials Management Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Midwest Product Stewardship Council

  2. Midwest ProductStewardship Council(MPSC) • Our mission: • a group of government organizations that promote a common understanding and the integration of the principles of producer stewardship into the policy and economic structures of the Midwestern United States • Our approach • Support consistency in policy and implementation through networking and dialogue, both regionally and nationally • Support establishment of state-based organizations to ensure buy-in and representation from local governments. Midwest Product Stewardship Council

  3. Work Plan Priorities • Support consistency in PS language and policies • Support establishment of state-based groups • Host scheduled calls and annual meeting • networking, outside speakers, issues identification • Coordinate “issue specific” networking calls or actions • Hg lamps conference calls, pharmaceuticals • Develop outreach materials • templates, sample resolutions, presentations • Seek funding opportunities • GLRI Proposal to establish state-based pharmaceutical collection programs in GL states Midwest Product Stewardship Council

  4. Our members • Representatives of state and local gov’t • Steering Committee (at least 1 per state) • Co-chairs: Cynthia Moore (WI), Leslie Wilson (MN) • Garth Hickle & Peder Sandhei (MN), Theresa Steiner (IA), Becky Jayne (IL), Chris Newman (EPA 5), Chris Affeldt (MI), Jennifer Havens (WI) • General Membership: over 90 registered from Midwest area states. Midwest Product Stewardship Council

  5. Invited Speakers 2010 • Melissa Walsh Innes, ME House of Representative. (Authored ME PS Framework legislation) • Jen Holiday, Chair of the Vermont PS Council • Bill Worrell, San Luis Obispo retail take back program • Heidi Sanborn, ED and Rob D’Arcy, Chair, CA PS Council • Representatives from other State PS Councils (NW, TX, NYC) • Rep from CalRecycle (formerly the CA Integrated Waste Management Board) on the CA framework bill check list • Alison Keane, American Coatings Association Midwest Product Stewardship Council

  6. Product Stewardship and Pharmaceuticals Sierra Fletcher Product Stewardship Institute April 20,2011

  7. Clear & Consistent Message

  8. Potential Roles in EPR: Pharmaceuticals • Manufacturers develop and implement take-back program • Would choose combination of available mechanisms • Meet program minimum requirements/goals • Government oversees program & enforces against non-compliant manufacturers • Education & outreach • Collection • Retail pharmacies, clinics, law enforcement could serve as collection sites *depending on regulations • Consumers get information about what to do with leftover drugs & dispose accordingly

  9. Post-Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship Association - Canada • Mandatory Programs: • British Columbia • Established in 2000 • more than 97.5% of all pharmacies are participating in the program (voluntarily) • patients have access to over 1080 collection locations • Manitoba • Established in February 2010

  10. Companies Participating in PCPSA Abbott Laboratories Limited AbraxisBioScience Actelion Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Advantage CKN Afexa Life Sciences Inc. Alcon Canada Amgen Canada Inc. Amway Canada Apotex Inc. Ashbury Biologicals Inc. AstellasPharma AstraZeneca Canada Inc. Au Naturel Inc. AxcanPharma Inc. Bayer Inc. Baxter Canada Bioforce Canada Biogen Idec Canada Inc. Biovail Pharmaceuticals Canada BoehringerIngelheim Canada Ltd. Boiron Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Group Canada Safeway Ltd. Chattem (Canada) Inc. Church & Dwight Canada Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Inc. Combe Incorporated Costco Cytex Pharmaceutical Inc. Eli Lilly Canada Inc. EMD-Serono Canada Inc Enzymatic Therapy Ferring Inc. Gaia Garden Herbal Inc. Galderma Ltd General Nutrition Centres Canada GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare GlaxoSmithKline Inc. Graceway Pharmaceuticals Helix BioPharma Corp. Herbalife of Canada Holista Health Canada Hospira Healthcare Corporation Hudson’s Bay Company Indigene Pharma Inc. InstitutRosell Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. Janssen-Ortho Inc. Johnson & Johnson Inc. Katz Group Canada Ltd King Pharmaceuticals Kripps Pharmacy Laboratoire RIVA Inc. Leo Pharma Inc. Loblaw Companies Ltd London Drugs Limited Lundbeck Canada Inc. Mead Johnson Nutritionals Mentholatum Co. of Canada Ltd. Merck Frosst Canada & Co. Mylan Canada Natural Factors Nutritional Products Ltd. Nature's Sunshine Products Novartis Consumer Health Canada Inc. Novartis Pharma Canada Inc. Novo Nordisk Canada Inc Novopharm Ltd. / Teva Neuroscience Nu-Pharm Inc Nucro-Technics Incorporated Nycomed Canada Inc. Odan Laboratories Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals Omega Laboratories Organika Health Products Inc. Overwaitea Food Group Ltd Partnership Paladin Labs Inc. Patheon Inc. Peoples Drug Mart Pfizer Canada Inc Pharmasave Pharmascience Inc. PharmEng Technology Inc. Platinum Naturals Procter & Gamble Inc. Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc ProMedicsNutraceutical Ltd Purdue Pharma Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Ratiopharm RivexPharma Inc. Roche Canada Ropack Inc. Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc. Sandoz Canada Schering Canada Inc. Seaford Pharmaceuticals Sepracor Pharmaceuticals Inc. Servier Canada Inc. Shaklee Canada Inc. Shire Canada Inc. Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix SISU Inc. Solvay Pharma Inc. Stiefel Canada Inc. Swiss Herbal Remedies Ltd. Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. Tianshi Health Products Trophic Canada UniPHARM Wholesale Drugs USANA Canada Co. Valeant Canada Limited Vita Health Products Inc. Wal-Mart Pharmacy Wellspring Pharmaceuticals Westcoast Naturals WN Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Inc. Wyeth - Canada

  11. Learn More about the Post-Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship Association • Learning from Canada: Post Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship Association • Thursday May 5th • 4-5pm Eastern / 3- 4pm Central • Ginette Vanasse, Post Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship Association • Kate@productstewardship.us for more information.

  12. EPR for Pharmaceuticals – Legislation in the U.S. 2009 - 2011 • “study bills” in CA, VT, RI • other take-back legislation in a dozen states

  13. Yesterday: White House’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Plan The following actions will be taken to increase proper disposal of prescription drugs and prevent diversion: • While the administrative process to establish the DEA medication disposal rule is underway,19 DEA and other Federal agencies shall conduct additional take-back activities… • Once DEA regulations on controlled substance prescription drug disposal have been established, develop and execute a robust public education initiative... • Once DEA regulations have been established, engage PhRMA and others in the private sector to support community-based medication disposal programs…. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prescriptiondrugs/

  14. Contact • Sierra Fletcher • PSI Director of Policy & Programs • 617-236-4886 • sierra@productstewardship.us • www.productstewardship.us

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