Garbage classification problem tracking: which bucket should expired drugs be thrown to

What kind of rubbish is this? How to classify? With the full implementation of Shanghai Municipal Regulations on the management of domestic waste, people may be faced with the problem of waste classification In this article, I will not talk about all kinds of "revelry" brought about by garbage sorting recently, but want to talk about which bucket the expired drugs should be thrown to Which bucket should expired drugs be thrown into? As soon as this problem arises, maybe many families have fried too? Yes, almost every family keeps some commonly used medicine in case of emergency According to the statistics of the drug regulatory department, about 15000 tons of expired drugs are produced in one year in China If the drugs are transported by big trucks with a load of 5 tons, at least 3000 are needed According to relevant investigation, most people dispose of expired drugs directly into the garbage can However, such a "simple and rough" treatment will not only cause certain harm to the soil and water source, but also may give the illegal elements the opportunity to recycle the expired drugs and sell them again With the attention of garbage classification, how to deal with expired drugs correctly has become a common concern According to relevant experts, we should pay attention to the following points for expired drugs: different drug dosage forms, different treatment methods: tablets, capsules: open with water, then deal with them If the tablets are found to be out of date, they can be soaked in hot water and then poured into the sewer When processing capsules, peel off the capsule shell first, and then soak the contents If the tablet is directly thrown into the garbage, it will have a great impact on the environment If the tablet is soaked with water, it will dilute the drug, which can reduce the risk to a certain extent Liquid medicine, oral liquid: do not mix Eyedrops, oral liquids, etc are liquids in themselves If they are found to be out of date, they can be directly poured into the sewer It should be noted that when handling liquid drugs, try not to mix them, so as to avoid reactions and health effects Spray: completely emptied and discarded If the spray is not well handled, it is dangerous to flammable and explosive It is suggested that when the air circulation is good, no fire and high temperature, the medicine will be emptied and the empty bottle will be discarded If there are drug details outside the empty bottle, you can use a black marker first Ointment: squeeze it out and put it in the envelope After the expiry of eye ointment and dermatitis ointment, the ointment can be squeezed out and put into the envelope and then discarded After that, if the drug is toxic, consult a doctor or pharmacist for specific treatment Drug packaging box and instructions should be handled separately Packaging box: blackened or torn and then discarded There is basic information about the medicine on the packing box, which may leak the patient's disease privacy if discarded at will It is recommended to use a black marker to blacken the information, or tear the packing box and discard it Instruction: easy to keep In addition to the usage of the drug, there are also adverse reactions and other information in the manual Keeping the instructions of used drugs is not only beneficial to communicate with doctors about their medication history, but also to review whether they are related to drugs when some symptoms occur after medication Nowadays, there are many cities, such as Nanjing, Shenzhen, Ningbo, and so on, which have placed recycling boxes for expired drugs in each community You can consult your neighborhood to find out how to deal with expired drugs And in these big cities in Shanghai, they also put recycling boxes of dangerous goods on the streets, where people can put these expired drugs In addition, there are many cities, such as Xi'an, where they start the work of regular recycling of expired drugs in pharmacies, so that expired drugs can be put into recycling bins, and people will no longer be allowed to discard these expired drugs and some garbage at will It is a long-term thing to recycle expired drugs Now some cities have done some work in recycling, but at present, there are still many problems Insiders said that although expired drugs have long been listed in the national list of hazardous wastes and are important sources of environmental pollution, no relevant policies and regulations have been issued at the national level Although the drug administration law has clear provisions on the production, sale and use of drugs, it lacks clear laws and regulations and effective supervision mechanism for the recovery and treatment of expired drugs, especially for scattered family expired drugs, so it is urgent to support policies and regulations, and establish a scientific, reasonable and feasible long-term recovery mechanism.