Hi Carolyn,
Thank you for your question. We receive many enquiries about whether medicine blister packs are recyclable due to their plastic and aluminium content.
Regardless of where you are in Australia, medicine blister packs are not recyclable in your household kerbside recycling bin.
However, empty blister packs are accepted for recycling at hundreds of locations across Australia. Please check Recycle Mate to find your closest drop-off point, so the valuable aluminium and plastic in blister packs can be recovered!
Any unused or expired medicine must be returned to an approved collection point for safe disposal—never dispose of old medicine down the sink, toilet, or in general waste. Use Recycle Mate to find your nearest location to drop off unwanted medicine.
Thank you for your recycling enquiry. Please feel free to get in touch with Recycle Mate again anytime.
