Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group

What Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group does

Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group (PPSWG) is a U.S. non-profit member association founded in 2015 that helps pharmaceutical and sharps producers comply with state-level pharmaceutical disposal laws and producer-funded take-back mandates. The organization operates as a cooperative compliance platform governed by its members, who participate in developing and ratifying cost-allocation models and direct strategic decisions. Over 250 affiliated and subsidiary entities participate through PPSWG, generating revenue via membership fees with surplus revenue allocated back to members.

PPSWG delivers its services through two core products: MED-Project, which serves as the exclusive program operator providing regulatory compliance and program implementation across all U.S. jurisdictions mandating producer-funded take-back programs, and MyOldMeds.com, a consumer-facing web platform offering a 50-state locator tool that identifies free drug and sharps disposal options and supplies public education on safe disposal. Together these offerings enable member companies to meet their regulatory obligations while supporting public health and environmental safety goals around pharmaceutical and sharps waste.

The business model is a recurring membership-fee structure combined with cost allocation across participating producers; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is instead set via member-developed allocation models. The organization maintains a 100% on-time submission record for regulatory requirements submitted on behalf of members and has approved plans operating across all jurisdictions with mandated programs. Its go-to-market is sales-led via direct member engagement, supported by compliance-expert staff who work with producer-covered entities on personalized regulatory support and on-time submissions.

Name

Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group

Legal name

Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group

Website

https://PPSWG.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Work Group (PPSWG) is a U.S. non-profit member association, founded in 2015, that helps pharmaceutical and sharps producers comply with state-level disposal laws by operating the MED-Project program and the MyOldMeds.com consumer locator platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: PPSWG operates as a non-profit member association that allocates surplus revenue back to its members. Companies pay membership fees to access compliance services, regulatory support, and participation in pharmaceutical take-back programs. Costs for programs are shared across participating companies and allocated based on member-developed and ratified cost allocation models.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PPSWG is a non-profit member association that helps pharmaceutical and sharps producers comply with U.S. pharmaceutical disposal laws through producer-funded take-back programs. The organization operates via its program operator MED-Project, which delivers compliance services and regulatory submissions across all U.S. jurisdictions with mandated programs, and runs the MyOldMeds.com consumer-facing locator platform that connects households with free disposal options nationwide.

Product overview

PPSWG is a non-profit member association that provides a unified compliance platform for pharmaceutical and sharps producers. The organization operates through two interconnected offerings: MED-Project, the program operator that handles regulatory compliance and program implementation across U.S. jurisdictions with mandated take-back laws, and MyOldMeds.com, a consumer-facing disposal locator platform that identifies free take-back options nationwide. These products work together to enable members to meet their compliance obligations while also serving public education and safety goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyOldMeds.com: Nation's most comprehensive resource of drug and sharps take-back options with an easy-to-use locator tool identifying free disposal options across all 50 states

Products and services

• MED-Project Pharmaceutical and Sharps Take-Back Program Program operator service providing regulatory compliance, plan management, and implementation support for pharmaceutical and sharps take-back programs across all U.S. jurisdictions with mandated producer-funded disposal laws. For PPSWG member companies producing covered Rx, OTC, or sharps products.
• MyOldMeds.com Disposal Locator Platform Nationwide web-based consumer platform providing a locator tool that identifies free, easy, and convenient drug and sharps disposal options across all 50 states, along with consumer education resources on safe disposal. For households generating pharmaceutical and sharps waste.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% on-time submittals of regulatory requirements

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PureWaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2026PureWay, a compliance firm, has entered into a collaborative alliance with PPSWG to improve nationwide systems for pharmaceutical waste management. The partnership focuses on enhancing collection and environmentally sound disposal of medical sharps, such as needles and syringes, while expanding educational outreach to consumers and healthcare providers. The initiative aims to increase accessibility and convenience of safe disposal options for hazardous medical waste. This collaboration positions PureWay to strengthen its role in the $40 billion regulated waste industry while supporting PPSWG's public health and safety mission.
• MED-ProjectcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMED-Project serves as the program operator for PPSWG, providing reliable and quality compliance services in all U.S. jurisdictions mandating producer-funded medicine and sharps take-back programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major U.S. solid waste and recycling hauler with regulated waste and specialty disposal services. Overlaps with PPSWG only in disposal infrastructure and not in pharmaceutical stewardship program governance, but is a possible operational partner or competitor for downstream disposal.
• Clean Harbors: Major North American provider of hazardous waste collection, treatment, and disposal services. Comparable to PPSWG in handling regulated pharmaceutical and sharps waste streams, but operates as a broad incumbent across industrial hazardous waste rather than a producer-funded stewardship body.
• Stericycle: One of the largest medical waste management companies in North America, offering regulated waste disposal, sharps programs, and pharmaceutical take-back solutions. Overlaps with PPSWG's take-back mandate but operates as a broad incumbent across many waste categories rather than a stewardship collective.
• Veolia North America: Large environmental services operator with regulated waste and pharmaceutical waste handling capabilities. Comparable in operating hazardous and pharmaceutical waste infrastructure, but as part of a much broader environmental services portfolio rather than a dedicated pharma stewardship model.

Emerging players

• Heritage-Crystal Clean: Provider of industrial and hazardous waste services, including parts cleaning and waste collection for healthcare-adjacent customers. Comparable in regulated waste handling capability relevant to PPSWG's pharmaceutical and sharps streams, though not specializing in producer-funded stewardship programs.
• Daniels Health: Medical and sharps waste management company serving U.S. healthcare providers with reusable containment systems and collection services. Comparable to PPSWG in the sharps take-back workflow for healthcare facilities, but focused on provider-side compliance rather than producer-funded programs.

Direct peers

• PureWay: A compliance firm operating in the regulated waste industry with a strategic alliance with PPSWG focused on sharps collection and consumer/provider education. Comparable as a competing/adjacent compliance service provider pursuing the same producer and healthcare customer base.
• MED-Project: PPSWG's contracted program operator that delivers compliance services for medicine and sharps take-back programs across all U.S. jurisdictions with mandated programs. Functionally a direct peer, as it executes the operational work PPSWG governs and could in theory serve competing stewardship organizations.
• Sharps Compliance Corp: A publicly traded provider of sharps and medical waste management services, including take-back solutions for pharmaceutical producers and healthcare providers. Directly comparable to PPSWG in the sharps disposal take-back segment and competing for the same producer-funded program mandates.

Others

• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA): U.S. pharmaceutical industry trade association whose members include many of PPSWG's producer members. Comparable as an industry-collective voice but focused on broader policy, R&D, and pricing advocacy rather than EPR compliance program operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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