Pharmaceutical Waste Management Overview

Unwanted
Pharmaceutical

Is the Return to manufacturer

pharmaceutical Yes or reverse distributor
viable? for credit.
Yes
No

Is the Can the

pharmaceutical a controlled substance
Yes
controlled be returned to the
substance? pharmacy?

No

Assume all
pharmaceutical
No Yes
waste is RCRA
Waste.

Designate which Dispose of at a RCRA-permitted

Segregate
pharmaceutical waste dangerous waste facility.
RCRA waste
is RCRA waste. Yes Under the Interim Enforcement Policy,
from other
WAC 173-303-080, you must send to a RCRA-permitted
wastes.
WAC 173-303-090 incinerator.

No

Assume all Incinerate at a facility that meets

others are State-only Yes the conditional exclusion.
dangerous waste. WAC 173-303-071(3)(nn)

No

Designate which
pharmaceutical
Yes, it is State-only
waste is State-only
dangerous waste
dangerous waste.
WAC 173-303-100

Contact your local health

No, it is not a
department for solid waste disposal
dangerous waste
restrictions.