Hot Topics
- Safely Dispose of Unneeded Medicine in the Home
- Test Your Well for Known Health Risks - Commissioner's May 2008 Opinion Editorial
Publications (Complete List)
- Emptying the Medicine Cabinet Disposal Guidelines for Pharmaceuticals in the Home (Fact Sheet WD-DWGB-22-26)
- Medicine Disposal Options for School Nurses (Fact Sheet WD-DWGB-22-27)
- Disposal Tips for Household Generated Sharps (Fact Sheet WMD-SW-31)
- White Paper - Unused Medicine Management in New Hampshire
- Suggested Standard Operating Procedure for Conducting Medicine Collection Events
- Medicine Disposal Stakeholders (meeting minutes, list of stakeholders)
- Recommendations to the US Drug Enforcement Agency's Proposed Rule Changes
Resources/Links
- NHDES Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment
- USEPA
- Smart Disposal
- Unused Drug Return Conference
- Northeast Recycling Council
- Northern New England Poison Center
- New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy
- NH Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services
Contact Us
- Brandon M. Kernen
NHDES Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau
29 Hazen Drive, PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-0660
(603) 271-0656 (fax)
brandon.kernen@des.nh.gov
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