General News
10 March, 2023
Recycling program a joint effort
Three Horsham pharmacies have caught the recycling bug, joining forces to help promote a new collection service for unwanted blister packs. The city's two Priceline Pharmacies and Terry White Chemmart have adopted the Pharmacycle program...
Three Horsham pharmacies have caught the recycling bug, joining forces to help promote a new collection service for unwanted blister packs.
The city's two Priceline Pharmacies and Terry White Chemmart have adopted the Pharmacycle program, Australia’s only recycling program for the packs.
Horsham Priceline pharmacy owner Stuart Hall said it was a frustration for many Wimmera households that there had been no recycling service available for blister packs.
“For blister packs to be recycled, they first need to be collected in sufficient amounts to warrant the use of specialised recycling technology" Mr Hall said. “Pharmacycle provides the mechanism to achieve this."
The scheme is Australia’s only end-to-end recycling program for household and commercial medicinal blister pack waste.
Mr Hall said both Priceline and Terry White Chemmart were offering the Pharmacycle service free of charge.
“There are dedicated collection displays in all three stores and anyone can bring in their used blister packs for disposal,” he said.
“It doesn’t matter where you bought the packs from, you're welcome to use the collection bins as often as you like.”