{"id":5104,"date":"2021-05-25T18:28:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2021-05-25T18:28:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:28:14","slug":"blister-pack-recycling-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/2021\/05\/25\/blister-pack-recycling-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Blister Pack Recycling Programme:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terracycle.com\/en-GB\/brigades\/medicine-packet-uk\">https:\/\/www.terracycle.com\/en-GB\/brigades\/medicine-packet-uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5105\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack1-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack1-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack1.jpg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>How does it work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drop off your empty medicine blister packets at your nearest\u00a0participating pharmacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where are they?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ups.com\/dropoff\/?loc=en_GB\">https:\/\/www.ups.com\/dropoff\/?loc=en_GB<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens to this waste? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once collected, the empty\u00a0blister packets are separated by polymer type and cleaned\u00a0(if necessary). The material is then extruded\u00a0into plastic pellets to make new recycled products.\u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.terracycle.com\/en-GB\/about-terracycle\/how_we_solve\">here<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about the recycling process. These end products may include outdoor furniture and decking, plastic shipping pallets, watering cans, storage containers and much metal bins, tubes for construction applications, flooring tiles, playground surface covers and athletic fields, and much more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5106\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack2-300x76.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack2-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack2-1024x258.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/files\/2021\/05\/blister-pack2.jpg 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.terracycle.com\/en-GB\/brigades\/medicine-packet-uk &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How does it work? 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