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Are Glass Bottles Really “Worse” Than Plastic? The Truth About Microplastics and How to Fix the Real Problem
🧃 What the headlines said You may have seen the headline: “Glass bottles have more microplastics than plastic bottles.” That sounds shocking; most of us think glass is cleaner and safer than plastic. But don’t worry: the story isn’t as scary as it sounds. 🧪 What the study actually found A French research group (ANSES,…
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The Future of Pharmacy Is Circular: How Reuse Can Redefine Sustainability
The Future of Pharmacy Is Circular In a world where healthcare is evolving, one area has been left behind: packaging.From single-use prescription vials to over-wrapped products and PPE, pharmacy waste continues to pile up, quietly but persistently. It’s time to ask:Does it have to be this way? Linear vs Circular — What’s the Difference? Today’s…
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The Plastic Pollution Problem – Part 2
Canada recycles just 9 per cent of its plastics with the rest dumped in landfills and incinerators or tossed away as litter. Polypropylene—the plastic used for prescription vials—continues to have an extremely low recycling rate, hovering around 1%, due to the challenges of sorting and processing it for reuse Recent studies have further highlighted the…
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