ASTHMA patients will be able to recycle their used inhalers at branches of the Co-op Pharmacy in South Wales.
TerraCycle GSK (inhalers) Include UK
The scheme, by Cooperative Pharmacy and GlaxoSmithKline, is the first of its kind in Europe and is part of a six-month trial with manufacturer TerraCycle UK. About 35 million GSK respiratory inhalers, including 25 million Ventolin packs, are used in the UK each year, generating 450 tonnes of waste. Twenty branches of the pharmacy in and around Cardiff will be involved.