Medication Packages Etc.

Hi mate,

I hope your all good?

Wow. I'm not even sure what half that stuff is...

Recycling for the card & paper? Pretty much where my boxes go...
Though, you have inadvertently pricked my conscience with the glass spent insulin cartridges too. I run our bottles to the local tank, therapeutic hearing em smash...

Tipetoo said:

I collected about a months worth of packaging, info leaflets, strips and batteries to see how much goes to the dump.

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Indeed! When I collect my meds from the chemist, not only are they packaged like yours, but the chemist puts them into a stout paper bag, and then puts the paper bag into a plastic carrier bag. Since single use plastic carrier bags are now banned here, I suppose chemists must have a special dispensation. I am actually quite glad of the plastic bags for lining my kitchen bin, but it's the thoughtlessness that is so annoying.

One of my prescribed creams comes with a chunky non-re-cyclable plastic applicator. I never use this, fingers are so much better, but it is not possible to get the cream without the applicator - I have tried.

Tipetoo said:

I collected about a months worth of packaging, info leaflets, strips and batteries to see how much goes to the dump.

This is only what I have collected from the bin under my bench in my office, more junk was put in the bin in the kitchen.

The PRC does not buy any of Australia's trash 'n' treasure any more, so we will have problems in the next few years.

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At least the cardboard is recyclable. On Gardening Australia I saw a recycling plant in Perth that takes in garbage, creates methane from it to run the plant and the rest makes fertilizer (Richgro, I think)? Do we need recycling o/s when we have this technology here ??

There is enough manure in Parliament House to keep the flag flying !!!