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Pillumina, a specialist in sustainable pharmaceutical packaging, announced the launch of its all-aluminum, recyclable child safety cap for its infinitely recyclable aluminum prescription bottles. Together, the cap and bottle deliver the world’s first fully recyclable pharmacy packaging system, a breakthrough that combines patient safety, premium design, and environmental responsibility. This new innovative solution was awarded the best new product at this year's NACDS Total Store Expo Product Showcase in August for the “Pharmacy Operations Equipment and Services” category .
Koshland Pharmacy in San Francisco, led by founder and pharmacist Peter Koshland, is the first pharmacy in the U.S. to adopt this innovation. The caps, custom-designed with the Koshland Pharmacy logo, extend the pharmacy’s longstanding commitment to sustainability.
“Pharmacies have long been limited to single-use plastic options for prescription bottles and caps. With our new aluminum cap, Pillumina provides the first-ever 100% recyclable packaging system for pharmacies worldwide,” said Peter Daheb, Co-founder and CEO of Pillumina. “It’s only fitting that a leader like Peter Koshland, who was among the first in the nation to adopt our recyclable aluminum bottles, now becomes the first to offer patients a fully recyclable prescription medication packaging with our new caps.”
Peter Koshland, PharmD, founder of Koshland Pharmacy, emphasized the importance of this step forward: “As pharmacists, we have a responsibility to both the health of our patients and the health of our planet. By adopting Pillumina’s infinitely recyclable bottles and now the new recyclable child safety caps, we’re showing that sustainability and pharmacy care go hand in hand. It’s an honor to be the first pharmacy in the world to bring fully recyclable prescription packaging to our patients.”
By replacing traditional plastic prescription bottles and caps with aluminum, pharmacies can eliminate single-use plastic waste while enhancing the customer experience with a modern, premium package. Both the bottles and caps are infinitely recyclable in curbside recycling streams, creating a closed-loop system that reduces environmental impact and sets a new standard for pharmacy packaging.
Pillumina’s recyclable child safety cap represents the next milestone in its mission to transform pharmaceutical packaging through sustainable design. With innovators like Koshland Pharmacy leading the way, the future of prescription packaging is moving toward a greener, more responsible global standard.
