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"VRATI LEK": Sara Pavkov announced a pilot project for collecting pharmaceutical waste from households
Pavkov pointed out that in this way the ministry wants to raise citizens' awareness about the importance of proper handling of unused and expired medicines, but also to allow them to hand over pharmaceutical waste to pharmacies completely free of charge.
TL;DR
- The Ministry of Environmental Protection, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, is launching the pilot project "#VRATILEK".
- The project focuses on establishing a system for collecting and safely disposing of pharmaceutical waste from households.
- Citizens will be able to return unused and expired medicines to pharmacies free of charge.
- Pharmacies will temporarily store the returned medicines before they are transported and properly disposed of.
- This initiative aims to prevent pharmaceutical waste from ending up in landfills with communal waste.
- The project is intended to raise public awareness about the importance of proper medicine disposal.
- It is the first step towards a sustainable national model for pharmaceutical waste management.
- The ministry plans to implement pilot projects in multiple locations.