What to do with

Inhalers

Thanks to a scheme run by GlaxoSmithKline called ‘Complete the Cycle’, used inhalers can now be recycled.

How can I recycle them?

Inhalers can be recycled at participating pharmacies. For more information or to find your nearest pharmacy or visit Complete the cycle.

Did you know?

Approximately 73 million inhalers are used in the UK every year*
Landfill disposal of inhalers is harmful to the environment both in material waste and in greenhouse gas emissions should the gas canisters become pierced or crushed and the propellant released
If every inhaler-user in the UK returned all their inhalers for one year, this would save 512,330 tonnes of CO2eq - the same as a VW Golf car being driven around the world 88,606 times*

* GSK data on file. UK Inhaler recycling & environmental claims July 12