Medicines Links

Take Back Your Meds

Take Back Your Meds is a group of over 270 organizations in Washington State demanding a statewide program for the safe return and disposal of left-over medicines.

Paint Links

Product Care - Oregon Paint Stewardship Pilot Program 

Product Care - British Columbia Paint Recycling and Take back Program 

Metro Paint - Portland, Oregon's Latex Paint Recycling Program 

Mercury: NWPSC Activities

See the NWPSC Mercury Subcommittee Issue paper (PDF file, 30KB) to learn more about subcommittee activities and next steps.

Chemical Programs: Other

A number of businesses are already producing healthier products that yield better environmental and economic impacts. Six case studies of companies making innovative products while eliminating toxics are described in Healthy Business Strategies for Transforming the Toxic Chemical Economy, a 2006 report by Clean Production Action. It is often difficult to determine safer alternatives to commonly used toxic chemicals.

Chemical Programs: Government

On June 4, 2007, the Northwest Chapter of the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA) hosted a Northwest Chemicals Policy Symposium in Troutdale, Oregon. The symposium helped generate interest in solving chemical policy challenges at a Northwest regional level.

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