The hero of this Christmas is the virus. Cases of influenza, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or the common cold have increased across Spain in recent weeks.
Although they already existed, during the pandemic, antigen tests were discovered that can determine infection by: SARS-CoV-2and also for influenza. Pharmacies across the country are in high demand.
But what do we do once we use these tests? Can they be recycled? Should we take them to the pharmacy?
To clear up this doubt, the head of SIGRE (a non-profit entity responsible for ensuring the correct environmental management of expired or unused medicines and their packaging produced in Spanish households) explains which medicines or products should be brought to pharmacies. To recycle and what not to recycle.
So, the first thing we need to be clear about is that these tests that have already been used should not be brought to our pharmacy SIGRE points, why? Because according to the entity, these tests are not considered drugs.
So which bucket do we throw it into?Well, drug recycling experts explain that these tests They should be thrown into the regular trash.also known as the waste fraction, we discard waste that is generated at home and cannot be recycled.
Of course, the boxes of these tests and the plastic in which they are introduced (made of plastic and paper) must be thrown into the corresponding containers: blue for the cardboard box and instructions for use, yellow for the cardboard box and instructions for use.Bags, plastic, etc.
We all have an accumulation of medications or supplements at home. But when we place an order in our medicine cabinet, we have to consider that not everything in the dispensary is recyclable.
To clarify this, experts in recycling medical products provide a list of all the items we should not bring to SIGRE points:
The following health products should always be stocked at pharmacy SIGRE points:
And all of these containers, “because they have been in contact with pharmaceutical substances, require special handling to protect our health and the environment.”
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