GLIN==> Hold the date - Nov 19, 2009 - Unwanted Medicines Workshop in Indiana

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           Unwanted Medicines Workshop          |                                                       |
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                                                |November 19, 2009                                       
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                                                |8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.                                  
                                                |IUPUI Campus Center, Indianapolis, Indiana              
                                                |Located just west of downtown Indianapolis.             
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                                                | Workshop is being presented at no cost to attendees.   
                                                |  Parking is available in attached parking garage at    
                                                | reasonable rates. Lunch is available at locations in   
                                                |                  the Campus Center.                    
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 Sponsors:        Indiana Department of         |                                                        
 Environmental Management                       |                                                        
                         Illinois-Indiana Sea   |                                                        
 Grant Program                                  |                                                        
                         Indiana Board of       |                                                        
 Pharmacy                                       |                                                        
                         Indiana Household      |                                                        
 Hazardous Waste Task Force                     |                                                        
                         Eli Lilly              |                                                        
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 Due to medical advances, more people are using |                                                        
 medicines for maintaining health and vitality. |                                                        
 For many reasons, medicines are not always     |                                                        
 entirely consumed. Disposing of unwanted       |                                                        
 medicines is becoming an environ­mental, public |                                                        
 safety and criminal concern with the           |                                                        
 traditional flushing disposal practice no      |                                                        
 longer deemed acceptable by public health and  |                                                        
 natural resource experts. Many medicines pass  |                                                        
 through wastewater treatment facilities and    |                                                        
 septic systems, ending up in streams, lakes and|                                                        
 groundwater throughout the country. In         |                                                        
 addition, medicines in the home are a major    |                                                        
 source of poisoning among children and         |                                                        
 contribute to teen drug abuse.                 |                                                        
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 This workshop will provide information and     |                                                        
 tools for community unwanted medicine          |                                                        
 collection programs, as well as for pharmacies |                                                        
 and medical facilities to safely manage        |                                                        
 unwanted medicines. Presenters will focus on   |                                                        
 alternatives to flushing, including best       |                                                        
 practices from solid waste facilities in       |                                                        
 Indiana and surrounding states.                |                                                        
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 Topics to be discussed:                        |                                                        
       Why is Unwanted Medicine Disposal a      |                                                        
       Problem?                                 |                                                        
       Wastewater Treatment Issues              |                                                        
       Unwanted Medication Handling & Disposal  |                                                        
       Update on Legislation Regarding Unwanted |                                                        
       Medicine Collection and Disposal         |                                                        
       Disposal of Unwanted Medicines Toolkit   |                                                        
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   See attached draft workshop agenda for more  |                                                        
                  information.                  |                                                        
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 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 12, 2009 –     |                                                        
 Enrollment is limited.                         |                                                        
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 PLEASE USE THE ATTACHED FORM TO REGISTER FOR   |                                                        
 THE WORKSHOP                                   |                                                        
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 For more information contact Kristin Brier or  |                                                        
 Steven Boggs                                   |                                                        
 Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical   |                                                        
 Assistance                                     |                                                        
 Indiana Department of Environmental Management |                                                        
 100 N. Senate Ave, MC 64-01                    |                                                        
 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251                    |                                                        
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 Phone: 1-800-988-7901    FAX (317) 234-6573    |                                                        
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 Email: kbrier at idem.in.gov and                  |                                                        
 sboggs at idem.in.gov; Internet:                  |                                                        
 www.recycle.in.gov                             |                                                        
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