Waste

jaysay · 15-07-2009, 09:34

We are always being told that supermarkets us far to much packaging on their products, but the pharmaceutical industry are getting just as bad. As some one who has been on quite a lot of medication for some years the amount of packaging used for meds has gone up and up over the years. At one time you got tablets in a bottle, not know (well very rarely that is) they are all in blister packs, some of which are ridiculous to say the least. Two tabs I take every day now come in little boxes containing about 20 tabs plus instructions, each time I order these tabs I end up with loads of these little boxes, I used to get 2 bottles and considering the amount of money the pharmaceutical firms must have paid for the machines to make these packages is it any wonder the cost of drugs to the NHS is sky high

entwisi · 15-07-2009, 11:01

my mum gets a weekly 'pack' with all drugs sectioned off for each period ( morning, lunch etc) these go back to teh chemist so reduces the packaging that she has to deal with.

emamum · 15-07-2009, 12:17

thats a good idea entwisi...
ive downsized my waste alot.. buying fresh from the butcher and greengrocer has helped plus ive only got 7 nappies a week going in the bin (till i run out, then it will be none) which has gone down from 7 a day! plus the recycling means theres hardly anything going into the bin now

off topic slightly i know but i dont take any medication so i cant comment on that

Neil · 15-07-2009, 13:09

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off topic slightly i know but i dont take any medication so i cant comment on that

Shut it then

shillelagh · 15-07-2009, 13:21

When my mum was alive she had her medication delivered in a little box for the week ... it was made out of card and i just chucked it in the recycling bag every week .. mine is in its box in its blister packs ... one of them has been in blister packs since i was 14 jaysay ..so thats not changed mind you one of em is in a bottle ... with them childproof tops ... i hate them!!!!!

emamum · 15-07-2009, 13:23

lol, my grandad cant do the childproof lids either, used to have to get one of us to do it

Retlaw · 15-07-2009, 13:32

Hyndburns new blue bags, have got only plastic bottles i in doubt leave it out.
Thats stupid, there are plenty of other items sealed in the same plastic as pop bottles, eggs for one.

If Hyndburn only accepts plastic bottles, then they are just playing at recycling, they want to get there act together, most thermo plastics vcaan be recycled.

Retlaw.

jaysay · 15-07-2009, 16:15

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Originally Posted by entwisi

my mum gets a weekly 'pack' with all drugs sectioned off for each period ( morning, lunch etc) these go back to the chemist so reduces the packaging that she has to deal with.

That's brilliant Ian, the only thing is that I have to vary my dosage sometimes as I'm on a self medication plan supervised by the community matrons, so wouldn't work for me

jaysay · 15-07-2009, 16:18

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

When my mum was alive she had her medication delivered in a little box for the week ... it was made out of card and i just chucked it in the recycling bag every week .. mine is in its box in its blister packs ... one of them has been in blister packs since i was 14 jaysay ..so thats not changed mind you one of em is in a bottle ... with them childproof tops ... i hate them!!!!!

Ya Jen those childproof tops are hopeless I gave my 5 year old grandson one of mine to open last week took him two secs

Eric · 15-07-2009, 17:02

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That's brilliant Ian, the only thing is that I have to vary my dosage sometimes as I'm on a self medication plan supervised by the community matrons, so wouldn't work for me

"Community matrons"????? Never heard that one before .... are they anything like the Hell's Angels who control much of the self-medication over here

steeljack · 16-07-2009, 03:21

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Originally Posted by emamum

ive only got 7 nappies a week going in the bin (till i run out, then it will be none) which has gone down from 7 a day! plus

Proud of you girl , absolutly no excuse for excretment soiled nappies filling landfill , apart from bone idle laziness . karma on the way

Neil · 16-07-2009, 07:16

Wow a yank pretending to care about the environment

what car do you drive?

jaysay · 16-07-2009, 08:59

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Originally Posted by Eric

"Community matrons"????? Never heard that one before .... are they anything like the Hell's Angels who control much of the self-medication over here

The Community Matrons are a new concept Eric, they have been in existence for around 2 years now. I became aware of the service when I came out of hospital last October, the idea being the chronically sick people can be treated in their own homes as opposed to hospital admission and it works. I don't think the self medication I am talking about is remotely like what you are referring to

Lyn · 16-07-2009, 10:35

ow wow - major faux pas - calling a canadian a yank? *grin*

jaysay · 16-07-2009, 11:09

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ow wow - major faux pas - calling a canadian a yank? *grin*

Didn't know California was in Canada Lyn