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<p>We are informed by NHS England that its joint Public Health England funded Sustainable
Development Unit (SDU) has reviewed a scheme operated by GlaxoSmithKline that encourages
return of inhalers for recycling. The scheme is very welcome but limited in scope,
currently recovering around 1% of all inhalers.</p><p>All used inhalers can already
be returned to all pharmacies to be disposed of by incineration with the medicines
waste streams.</p><p>NHS England has invited industry suggestions to the national
Low Carbon Inhalers Working Group established by the SDU, on ways to increase recovery
for environmentally safe disposal and recycling.</p>
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