Supervisors Back Medicine Disposal Program – October 6, 2016

Safe disposal of unwanted medicines is a widely applauded goal. The argument is over who pays for it.

Sonoma County Supervisors this week signaled their intention to apply the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility to pharmaceuticals, through a new ordinance to require the safe collection of extra or unwanted medicines.

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