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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDoes any group consider the one-time use prescription pill bottles in plastic problem?
in2herbs
(2,947 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,479 posts)question everything
(47,544 posts)My spouse's though, has the label stuck so tightly that it cannot be removed so, sadly, it goes to landfill after the details are sharpied..
Well, will have to use a different pharmacy after April..
Lars39
(26,117 posts)Ive had a lot of success with that method.
question everything
(47,544 posts)rampartc
(5,439 posts)quarters, seeds, small hardware, sewing notions,
I can barely get enough of them.
NJCher
(35,764 posts)Like you, I can hardly get enough of them and I use them over and over and over.
RainCaster
(10,927 posts)They are to small to use for hardware or other things. Although I do use peanut butter jars for that.
tblue37
(65,490 posts)FirstLight
(13,366 posts)those should be replaced with something better for sure
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,894 posts)But maybe there's a better way to do it because no doubt most are thrown away. Little returnable glass bottles, maybe?
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)recycling. We humans just can't get out of our own way.
Aristus
(66,478 posts)I'm not at expert on plastic, but it seems like the kind that can recycle easily as PVC pipe or something.
jmowreader
(50,567 posts)They do not accept plastic pill bottles, which are a different plastic from, say, a Coke bottle.
Aristus
(66,478 posts)n/t
jmowreader
(50,567 posts)They clean donated medicine bottles and ship them to the Third World, where pills are generally distributed in envelopes.
Aristus
(66,478 posts)BlueSpot
(856 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,496 posts)All I have are category "5" recycle types:
If you don't have recycle pickup, just bag them an take to a recycle drop-off near you after you save a bunch.
KY..........
NJCher
(35,764 posts)Wow, thanks. I get so much helpful info from you.