These items present staff’s analyses of the following documents submitted by The Drug Takeback Solutions Foundation (Foundation) on March 31, 2025, for its home-generated sharps waste stewardship program:

  1.     2024 Annual Report, including:

a.     Attachment A – Service Providers and Disposal Facilities
b.     Attachment B – Covered Entities and Product List
c.     Attachment C – Mail-Back Unit Distribution by County
d.     Attachment D – State Agency Determinations

2. 2026 Annual Program Budget and an independent financial audit, including:

a.     Financial Statements
b.     Governance Letter
c.     Internal Control Deficiencies Letter

Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42033.2, a program operator is required to submit, on or before March 31 of each year, a complete annual report and complete annual program budget for its stewardship program(s).

CalRecycle has 30 days from the date of receipt to determine if a submitted annual report and annual program budget are complete and notify the submitting program operator. CalRecycle has 90 days from the date of receipt of a complete annual report and the date of receipt of a complete annual program budget to review the documents and adopt a finding of approval, conditional approval, or disapproval for each submittal.

Supporting documents will be posted in the “Documents” section. Copies of documents not linked below and information that an interested party believes is redacted beyond what is required by law may be requested via a Public Records Act Request

Staff Contact: PharmaSharps@calrecycle.ca.gov