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Board advances ordinance requiring drug manufacturers to fund safe take‑back program on first reading
Summary
Supervisors unanimously advanced an ordinance at first reading that would require manufacturers to fund a citywide medication take‑back program, create a legacy of drop‑off locations and authorize enforcement and fees; sponsors said the program builds on a 3‑year pilot that collected roughly 23.5 tons of medication.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted, on its first reading March 10, an ordinance directing drug manufacturers to fund and operate a city‑wide medication take‑back program to collect unwanted or expired pharmaceuticals from residential sources.
President London Breed (presiding) and the ordinance’s lead sponsor framed the legislation as addressing public safety and environmental concerns. "Unwanted and expired medications are not just an environmental problem, they can be a public safety risk," the sponsor said, citing calls to the Poison Control Center and national overdose statistics…
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