2020 MED-Project Annual Report County of Alameda, California Sharps March 1, 2021 Revised April 1, 2021
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2020 MED-Project Annual Report County of Alameda, California Sharps March 1, 2021 Revised April 1, 2021 Prepared By: MED-Project LLC Submitted To: Alameda County Department of Environmental Health Table of Contents I. Executive Summary ................................................................................................. 4 II. Participating Producers .......................................................................................... 5 III. Sharps Collection Method and Weight .................................................................. 5 A. Kiosks .................................................................................................................... 5 B. Mail-Back Services ................................................................................................... 5 C. Take-Back Event ..................................................................................................... 5 D. Total Weight of Collected Sharps .............................................................................. 5 IV. Sharps Collection Weight ...................................................................................... 5 V. Sharps Kiosk Drop-Off Site Locations ..................................................................... 5 VI. Mail-Back Services................................................................................................. 6 VII. Take-Back Events ................................................................................................. 6 VIII. Disposal and Transporter Information ............................................................... 6 A. Transporter Information........................................................................................... 6 B. Disposal Facility Information..................................................................................... 6 IX. Safety and Security Report .................................................................................... 6 X. Educational Efforts and Public Outreach ................................................................. 6 A. Public Education Activities ........................................................................................ 6 B. Outreach Activities .................................................................................................. 7 C. Evaluation Activities ................................................................................................. 7 XI. Program Goals ....................................................................................................... 7 A. Summary of Product Stewardship Plan’s Goals ........................................................... 7 XII. Expenditures ........................................................................................................ 8 Appendix A ................................................................................................................11 List of Participating Producers .......................................................................................11 Appendix B ................................................................................................................18 Sharps Kiosk Collection Data .........................................................................................18 Appendix C ................................................................................................................21 Sharps Household Hazardous Waste Facilities ................................................................21 Appendix D ................................................................................................................22 Sharps Mail-Back Services ............................................................................................22 Appendix E ................................................................................................................23 Sharps Take-Back Event ...............................................................................................23 2 Appendix F ................................................................................................................24 Transporters ...............................................................................................................24 Appendix G ................................................................................................................25 Disposal Facilities .........................................................................................................25 Appendix H ................................................................................................................26 Safety and Security Report ...........................................................................................26 Appendix I ................................................................................................................27 MED-Project Website Pages ..........................................................................................27 Appendix J ................................................................................................................36 Website Statistics ........................................................................................................36 Appendix K ................................................................................................................37 MED-Project Sharps Brochures and Posters ....................................................................37 Appendix L ................................................................................................................52 Brochure and Poster Distribution ...................................................................................52 Appendix M ...............................................................................................................53 Social Media and Promotion Activity ..............................................................................53 Social Media Posts .......................................................................................................53 Email Blast Activity.......................................................................................................58 Appendix N ................................................................................................................59 Media Outreach Summary ............................................................................................59 3 I. Executive Summary MED-Project LLC (“MED-Project”) operates a Product Stewardship Plan for Sharps from Households (“Plan”) in the County of Alameda (“Jurisdiction”) under the Alameda County Safe Consumer-Generated Sharps Disposal Ordinance No. 2015-53, Alameda Municipal Code Chapters 6.54.010 – 6.54.180 (“Ordinance”). This 2020 County of Alameda Annual Sharps Report (“Report”) describes the activities of MED-Project frp, January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020 (“Reporting Period”) in compliance with Ordinance Section 6.54.120. All capitalized terminology not defined in this annual report is derived from the approved Plan dated January 31, 2018, as amended on March 26, 2018. During the Reporting Period, MED-Project operated its Product Stewardship Program (“Program”) and collected Sharps in accordance with the Plan, as approved by the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health (“Department”) on March 26, 2018. On February 29, 2020, MED-Project requested the use of an additional disposal facility. On April 16, 2020, the Department approved the request. MED- Project sent the Jurisdiction an initial COVID-19 response notification on March 17, 2020, and a second notification with additional information on March 26, 2020. On April 15, 2020, MED-Project provided a third COVID-19 response notification, including then-current information on restricted access to sites. On July 16, 2020 MED-Project provided a fourth COVID-19 response notification, including then-current information on restricted access to sites. On November 13, 2020, MED-Project submitted a fifth COVID- 19 response notification, which indicated that only six sites in the Jurisdiction remained restricted. See Table 2; Sharps Kiosk Collection Data for all sites that were restricted during the Reporting Period. During 2020, MED-Project gave priority to establishing Sharps Kiosk Drop-Off Sites throughout Alameda County, conducting a Take-Back Event in alignment with approved Plan goals, and performing outreach to eligible pharmacies, community organizations, local government agencies, health associations, and Law Enforcement Agencies (“LEAs”) throughout Alameda County. As a result of these efforts, MED- Project’s Program collected and disposed of “Sharps” (as defined in Plan Section V) from 38 Sharps Kiosk Drop-Off Sites, four Household Hazardous Waste Facilities, residential Mail-Back Services, and one Take- Back Event in 2020. Sharps kiosks were installed in pharmacies and LEAs that met all local, state, and federal requirements and that executed agreements with MED-Project. In addition, outreach and educational materials were distributed upon request and to all newly activated Sharps Kiosk Drop-Off Sites, including signage and/or brochures. MED-Project continues to communicate with Sharps Kiosk Drop-Off Site Hosts participating in the Program to coordinate and monitor implementation as well as ensure materials for Residents are available at all participating Sharps Kiosk Drop-Off Sites. As outlined in the approved Plan, the ultimate goal of