These items present a summary of staff’s
analyses of the following documents submitted by the Drug Takeback Solutions
Foundation (Foundation) on March 31, 2026, for its home-generated sharps waste
stewardship program:
- 2025 Annual
Report, including:
- Attachment A –
Service Providers and Weights
- Attachment B –
Covered Entities and Product List
- Attachment C –
Mail-Back Unit Distribution by County
- Attachment D –
State Agency Determinations
- 2027 Annual
Program Budget and an independent financial audit, including:
- Financial
Statements
- Governance 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.
Note that under the California Public Records
Act (Government Code section 7920.000 et seq.), your written and oral
comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g., your address,
phone, email, etc.) become part of the public record and can be released to the
public upon request.
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
