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<div align="Center"><b>PLIVA marks World Environment Day by organising a |
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public action to collect old medicines<br> |
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<div align="Left"><i>Zagreb, 5 June 2002</i><br> |
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<p>On Wednesday, 5 June, to mark World Environment Day, PLIVA is launching a public |
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action to collect old medicines that people have stored at home. PLIVA is organising |
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the action, which will last a month, in cooperation with the City Office for |
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Health and Social Welfare, and all citizens of Zagreb are invited to join the |
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action and finally throw away their old medicines in special containers that |
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PLIVA has provided for the action. The complete process of waste disposal, from |
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the collection to the final stage of thermic treatment, will be carried out |
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in accordance with the highest standards and regulations of pharmaceutical waste |
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<p align="center"><img src="/comm/WorldEnv2002box.jpg" width="300" height="425"></p> |
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In average, every Croatian citizen "produces" two tons of waste each |
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year, and only 60% of the population is included in organised waste disposal. |
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In terms of environmental protection, Croatia currently ranks 12th among all |
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the countries in the world, and our generation has a responsibility to maintain |
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such a high position for the future. The only way to provide sustainable growth |
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is for all parts of society to participate in protecting the environment, from |
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the state and manufacturers to consumers, i.e., each and every person. Every |
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contribution, no matter how small, brings us a step closer to a healthier and |
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better protected environment. <br> |
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PLIVA as a responsible manufacturer of medicines, implements a waste management |
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system to treat the waste from its production, in accordance with the Law on |
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Waste and the highest international standards. Although the disposal of medicines |
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that people store up at home is not the obligation of the manufacturer, by carrying |
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out this public action PLIVA wants to contribute to solving the issue of "personal |
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storages" of old medicines. As part of this action that reflects PLIVA's |
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care for its customers on the one hand, and the environment on the other, PLIVA |
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has placed containers for collecting old medicines in thirteen health centres |
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in Zagreb.<br> |
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For additional information, please contact:<br> |
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Dubravko Merlic<br> |
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Corporate Communications<br> |
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Director<br> |
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Tel.: 385 1 / 6120 852<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 / 6160 358<br> |
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:Dubravko.Merlic@pliva.hr">Dubravko.Merlic@pliva.hr</a><br> |
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Roberta Brusic<br> |
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Corporate Communications<br> |
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Public Relations Manager<br> |
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Tel.: 385 1 / 6160 434<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 / 6120 687<br> |
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Email: <a href="mailto:Roberta.Brusic@pliva.hr">Roberta.Brusic@pliva.hr</a> |
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