. >> thank you, president tchiu.if there was one way to sum up this law, it would be characterized in the general sense that if you give someone a pill, there are two things they would do with it. they will either swallow it or throw it away. or sell it. [laughter] i would like us to focus on the disposal of consumer-generated drug waste, the absence of any affective lot and friends -- san francisco or in the state of california. active ingredients in pharmaceuticals are now widely established as ubiquitous contaminants in the environment. the active ingredients from medications and other pharmaceuticals can pose risks beyond those associated with their intended uses and therapy diagnosis. these unintended risks comprise three major categories. introduction to the unborn as trees, and that's, by combined activities of the number of individuals resulting in chronic alter exposure to both humans, and of course, to wildlife. recycling and drinking water and the contamination of our route own waste water streams further