Melissa Levy, the head pharmacist at the Bermuda Diabetes Association, has been measuring out medicine into the BDA’s new biodegradable bottles.
People with diabetics in Bermuda will receive biodegradable medicine bottles after the island’s diabetes charity pledged to go green.
The Bermuda Diabetes Association made the switch to bottles made out of corn husks as part of a plan cut out single-use plastics.
Melissa Levy, the head pharmacist at the pharmacy run by the association said that patients received a new bottle after every visit, which could result in a plastic canister being thrown away every two months.
She added: ‘We’re just one pharmacy – imagine all the trash that could be doing into the environment.”
The blue canisters will compost in 3-6 months and are just as effective as plastic medicine bottles.
The switch is an important step in a long-term plan for the Bermuda Diabetes Association to become more sustainable.