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Sustainability
Beyond Plastic: Innovators Reimagine the Prescription Bottle
Two startups are collaborating with pharmacies to distribute recyclable pill bottles that reduce healthcare’s single use of plastics.
March 25, 2026
Pillumina, a startup based in San Mateo, CA, started with the goal of developing an aluminum-based solution for single-use plastic prescription bottles
Pharmaceuticals
Behind Green Goo, The Plant-based First Aid Product Line
Inside the sustainable processing and packaging strategy behind Green Goo’s plant-based first aid revolution.
December 8, 2025
Green Goo combines FDA-compliant production with sustainable packaging like aluminum tins and sugarcane bioplastics.
Sustainability
Bringing Sustainability to Life
Industry insiders discuss the three Cs of sustainable healthcare packaging: commitment, circularity, and cost.
September 22, 2025
There is a rising demand from both consumers and healthcare professionals for packaging that combines functionality with sustainability.
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CiPPPA Promotes Pre-Competitive Collaboration with U.K. Pharma Take-Back Program
The not-for-profit initiative is launching a pharmaceutical take-back program designed for consumer ease, furthering a goal for pre-competitive collaboration among pharma stakeholders.
July 21, 2025
Take-back programs help the industry stay ahead of sustainability regulations, says Duncan Flack, chairman at CiPPPA and global sustainability lead at Honeywell, at the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit.
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Are Takeback Programs The Future of Pharma Packaging or a Miss?
Watch Dorethe Nielsen from Novo Nordisk discuss how takeback programs are one piece of a larger puzzle.
June 25, 2025
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Novo's Multi-Pronged Approach to Sustainability in Healthcare Starts with Setting Targets
As the healthcare industry seeks various solutions to minimize its environmental impact, many big-name companies are stepping up with ambitious strategies to lead the way.
June 9, 2025
Dorothee Liz
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Is a Circular Economy the Most Direct Path to Sustainability in Healthcare?
Diving into the complexities of sustainability within healthcare packaging that include circular economy strategies, takeback programs, and addressing scope three emissions.
June 4, 2025
One of Novo Nordisk's most tangible circular initiatives is its takeback program for used injector pens in Denmark.
Adherence/Delivery
Dropify Pen Delivers Precise, Targeted Application, Drop by Drop
Quadpack
Quadpack expands its Dropify drop-by-drop platform with an innovative pen for low-viscosity face and scalp treatments.
May 2, 2025
Dropify Pen features an elegant, elongated bottle with twin soft-buttons for easy dispensing. Just press the buttons together to release the formula, one single drop at a time.
Adherence/Delivery
2024 Challenges in User-Centered Design
A panel at Pharmapack discussed competing challenges in designing healthcare packaging and devices, where sustainability or anti-counterfeiting may be in conflict with simplicity for the user.
January 29, 2024
From left at Pharmapack Europe: Tom Oakley, Springboard; Aline Noizet, Digital Health Connector; Oliver Haferbeck, Gerresheimer; Eric Chanie, Merck; and James Fries, Rx-360.
Materials
Circular Economy Data Loggers
ELPRO Services, Inc.
Returning LIBERO data loggers to Elpro offers several benefits, including helping reduce resource waste, as over 90% of all hardware components in Elpro’s data loggers can be reused or recycled.
January 9, 2024
ELPRO Circular Economy Data Loggers
Sustainability
Top 10 of 2023 - #4: Healthcare Takeback Schemes 101
Join us as we look back at the most-read Healthcare Packaging stories of 2023. At #4, a consultant offered a primer on takeback and recycling schemes for pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices, offering core principles, business benefits, and more.
January 2, 2024
Ellen Struthers, principal consultant, Anthesis Group, presented at Pharmapack Europe 2023.
Materials
Three Examples of ‘Reduction’ in Healthcare Packaging
Tekniplex’s Melissa Green spoke at the PACK EXPO Las Vegas Innovation Stage, highlighting thinner packaging materials, eliminating secondary packaging when safe, and more robust materials that last a patient longer.
September 12, 2023
Melissa Green speaks about sustainability in healthcare packaging at the 2023 PACK EXPO Las Vegas Innovation Stage.
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Dissolving Packaging that Keeps the OR Clean: Video Interview With SmartSolve & Safetec
Safetec's partnership with SmartSolve has introduced self-dissolving pouches made from wood pulp fiber that safely deliver medical waste solidifier directly into suction canisters without requiring healthcare workers to cut, measure, or pour contents.
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The Label Nobody Counted: Why Labeling Is Regulated Packaging’s Overlooked Sustainability Problem
Recyclable pill bottles are gaining pharmacy ground
Aluminum and paper-based prescription bottles are moving from concept to commercial reality. Here's what pharmacy and packaging leaders need to know.
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