Commercial Pollution Prevention and Environmental Initiatives

Healthcare facilities, hospitals, pharmacies and other businesses generating pharmaceutical waste are responsible for managing their wastes in accordance with all local, state and federal environmental regulations, which prohibit disposing of expired, unused or unwanted medicines down the toilet or drain. In addition, these businesses are responsible for lawfully managing pharmaceutical wastes identified as hazardous waste. Healthcare facilities, hospitals, pharmacies and other pharmaceuticals waste producing businesses cannot utilize take-back programs or events for disposal of medicines.

• Florida’s Regulation Standards effective August 21, 2019
• Federal Pharmaceutical Waste Regulation and Management Webinar
• Collection and Disposing of Unwanted Medicines

Want to save money? Need help understanding environmental regulations? Want to operate more efficiently? We can help and it’s FREE to all Orange County businesses! Contact us at p2@ocfl.net or 407-836-1400.

Are you or someone you know doing a Pollution Prevention project, reducing environmental impacts or empowering your employees to be more environmentally friendly? Tell us all about it and you could be featured on our P2 Spotlight! Email p2@ocfl.net.

Is your business recycling? If not, you're throwing money away and you are out of compliance with Orange County Code 32-163.

• Start a recycling program
• Work with a registered recycler

Use these tools to track energy and savings:

• Track your recycling and waste and apply for rewards with EPA WasteWise Re-Trac
• Track energy and water use with EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

There are products that can save your business money and be more environmentally friendly:

• Use Energy Star products
• Save with WaterSense products
• Find sustainable electronics with EPEAT
• Purchase greener products and services
• Wise Paper Purchasing

Is your hotel, motel, timeshare or bed and breakfast committed to conserving and protecting Florida’s natural resources? If so, learn how to make Florida Green Lodging a success!

Environmental Protection Division
3165 McCrory Place, Suite 200
Orlando, FL 32803

Email: p2@ocfl.net
Phone: 407-836-1400
Fax: 407-836-1499

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