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Page 1: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

Sharps In CaliforniaSharps In California

Page 2: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07

Agency / JurisdictionHome - Generated

Sharps

Material Type Totals (lbs) 49,790

Fresno County 9,110

San Rafael 8,330

Los Angeles 3,970

Los Angeles County 3,417

San Bernardino County 3,098

Riverside County 2,639

West Contra Costa IWMA 2,400

Santa Clara County 1,725

Sacramento 1,369

Glendale 1,260

San Luis Obispo County 1,196

El Dorado County 1,130

Western Placer WMA 1,035

Page 3: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

Who Has Responsibility Over Who Has Responsibility Over Sharps in CA?Sharps in CA?

• CA Dept. of Public Health-EnforcementCA Dept. of Public Health-Enforcement

• California Integrated Waste California Integrated Waste Management Board-Working to Keep Management Board-Working to Keep Sharps from Being Disposed in the Sharps from Being Disposed in the Trash or Recycling BinsTrash or Recycling Bins

Page 4: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

SB 1305-New SB 1305-New LegislationLegislation

Home-generated sharps are Home-generated sharps are notnot Medical Waste Medical Waste

Creates Prohibitions for Disposal of Home Creates Prohibitions for Disposal of Home Generated SharpsGenerated Sharps

Creates Container Requirements for Sharps Creates Container Requirements for Sharps WasteWaste

Creates Management & Disposal Requirements Creates Management & Disposal Requirements for Home-Generated Sharps Waste-Where to for Home-Generated Sharps Waste-Where to Dispose of SharpsDispose of Sharps

Page 5: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

Disposal Options for Home-Disposal Options for Home-Generated Sharps WasteGenerated Sharps Waste

– Household hazardous waste facility Household hazardous waste facility

– ““Home generated sharps consolidation point”Home generated sharps consolidation point”

– Medical waste generator facilityMedical waste generator facility

– Approved Facility using a Medical Waste Mail-Approved Facility using a Medical Waste Mail-back Containerback Container

Page 6: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

Consolidation PointConsolidation Point

• Consolidation Point Authorization is Consolidation Point Authorization is provided to facilities that accept home provided to facilities that accept home generated sharps containers from the generated sharps containers from the public or clientspublic or clients

Page 7: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

Electronic ResourcesElectronic Resources

• http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/Sharps/http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/Sharps/default.htmdefault.htm

• Listserv Listserv http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Listservs/ListSubscrihttp://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Listservs/ListSubscribe.asp?LID=73be.asp?LID=73

• Jim Cropper-(916)341-6595 Jim Cropper-(916)341-6595 [email protected]@ciwmb.ca.gov

Page 8: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

What is on the Web Page?What is on the Web Page? http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/Sharps/default.htm http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/Sharps/default.htm

• LawLaw

• Disposal OptionsDisposal Options

• Summary of Local Jurisdiction’s Summary of Local Jurisdiction’s Collection ProgramsCollection Programs

• Survey - Self-Injectors, Home Health Care Survey - Self-Injectors, Home Health Care Providers, & Hospice Care ProvidersProviders, & Hospice Care Providers

• Stakeholder Meeting Notes and Stakeholder Meeting Notes and PresentationsPresentations

• ListservListserv

• Under Construction-Searchable DatabaseUnder Construction-Searchable Database

Page 9: Sharps In California. Amounts of Sharps Collected 2006-07 Agency / Jurisdiction Home - Generated Sharps Material Type Totals (lbs)49,790 Fresno County9,110

What is CA Doing?What is CA Doing?• Outreach Materials-Mailer Requesting Outreach Materials-Mailer Requesting

Pharmacies to Become Consolidation Pharmacies to Become Consolidation Pts.Pts.

• Working With Diabetes Educators to Working With Diabetes Educators to Teach Proper Disposal of SharpsTeach Proper Disposal of Sharps

• Providing Brochures and Posters to Providing Brochures and Posters to Pharmacies and DoctorsPharmacies and Doctors

• Providing Options to Local Providing Options to Local Governments and Sharing Information Governments and Sharing Information

• Local Ordinance in One County-Local Ordinance in One County-Requires All Sellers of Sharps to Requires All Sellers of Sharps to Provide for the Collection of Sharps.Provide for the Collection of Sharps.

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Questions?Questions?