## An **Innovative** Pilot Project

This circular program, launched in three pilot zones, involves 45 partner pharmacies to collect used pens. These pens are recycled at Veolia's Planic plant in Japan, one of the country's largest producers of recycled plastics.

## Major **Environmental Benefits**

- Reduction of incinerated or landfilled medical plastic waste
- Contribution to combating plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
- Creation of a circular loop in the medical sector



 

 

 



 

 

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**3**  
**pilot zones** testing the program



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

**45**  
**pharmacies** involved in collection



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

**Transformation of waste into plastic pellets for new applications**



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





 

 

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