Will the UK be the first country in Europe to have a permanent inhaler recycling solution?
Inhalers account for 3% of the total NHS carbon footprint, and 73 million inhalers are prescribed in the UK each year . Currently there exists no national inhaler recycling scheme and a 12 month pilot in east Kent, recycling over 40,000 inhalers, has now expanded to the entire county.
- To share an overview of the Re-Hale project and how it was operationalised in east Kent.
- To share the results of the 12-month pilot and the expansion model.
- To highlight challenges and opportunities of inhaler recycling and how collaboration and combining resources releases significant potential.
- Understand how inhaler recycling can be achieved in the UK.