EPA’s ban on sewering pharmaceutical waste takes effect

EPA’s ban on healthcare facilities flushing hazardous waste pharmaceuticals will take effect Aug. 21, as part of the implementation of the agency’s pharmaceutical waste rule, which governs a large universe of the sector. The agency in a summary of the rule on its website says the sewering ban is expected to improve the safety of drinking water and surface water by lowering the amount of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals entering waterways from between 1,644 and 2,300 tons annually. “This action will...