Clean Earth Announces that its Detroit TSDF Earns Critical Drug Distributor Accreditation
May 11 2022 - 8:00AM
Clean Earth, a division of Harsco Corporation and a leading
provider in environmental and regulated waste management services,
announces its treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF) in
Detroit, MI has earned the Drug Distributor Accreditation,
previously known as Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors
Program (VAWD), from the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy® (NABP®). The accreditation allows the facility to expand
the breadth of its reach nationwide, while confirming its
distinguished status as a responsible handler of prescription drugs
for destruction.
With this accreditation, Clean Earth, and its
Detroit TSDF will continue to play a pivotal role in preventing the
diversion of pharmaceutical waste and safeguarding against improper
drug disposal and the associated environmental implications.
Preventing drug diversion helps reduce the illegal sale of drugs in
the marketplace, and proper disposal prevents drugs and hormones
from leaching into drinking water and soil.
“Given the expertise required when handling
prescription drugs, we remain vigilant through the disposal and
destruction process,” said Destini Hill, Clean Earth’s new Director
of Pharmacy Compliance. “This accreditation emphasizes our ongoing
commitment to public and environmental safety and allows us to
expand our pharmaceutical waste contracts nationally.”
Clean Earth’s Detroit TSDF received and
destroyed more than 4 million pounds of prescription drugs in 2021
by rendering them non-retrievable, meaning the properties of the
drugs become indistinguishable. From there, the separated elements
are thermally destroyed, preventing reentry into the market and
adverse environmental effects.
To earn the Drug Distributor Accreditation,
Clean Earth demonstrated compliance to a comprehensive set of drug
distributor regulatory standards that ensure environmental and
public safety to a governing regulatory board. Clean Earth will
undergo an audit in 2025, to confirm it’s continually meeting
standards, to renew its accreditation.
To learn more about Clean Earth, please visit
www.cleanearthinc.com or follow the Company on Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn or Instagram.
About Clean Earth
Clean Earth’s vision is to create a better future for our
people, partners, and planet by turning specialty waste into
recycling opportunities. Clean Earth is one of the largest
specialty waste companies in the United States providing
remediation, disposal, recycling and beneficial reuse solutions for
hazardous and non-hazardous waste and contaminated materials.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, it operates a
network of 90 waste management sites across the United States. As a
leader in the industry, Clean Earth has the experience and
capabilities to provide efficient, effective hazardous and
non-hazardous waste recycling and disposal solutions. Our portfolio
of technologies and services touches nearly every industry that
generates waste including energy, infrastructure, commercial,
industrial, retail and healthcare markets. To learn more, visit
www.cleanearthinc.com.
About Harsco Corporation
Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) is a global market leader
providing environmental solutions for industrial and specialty
waste streams, and innovative technologies for the rail sector.
Based in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, the 12,000-employee company
operates in more than 30 countries. Harsco’s common stock is a
component of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000
Index. Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com.
About the National Association of Boards of
Pharmacy The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
(NABP) is the impartial professional organization that supports its
member regulatory state boards of pharmacy in creating uniform
regulations to protect public health. Founded in 1904, NABP aims to
ensure the public’s health and safety through its pharmacist
competence assessment programs, license transfer and verification
services, as well as through pharmacy inspection and accreditation
programs. For more information, please visit www.nabp.pharmacy.
Media ContactJamie
Mance215.734.1400jmance@harsco.com
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