Towards zero waste in pharmacy: Challenges and opportunities in Singapore

IF 0.4 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1177/20101058221146323
J. Leow, Liyi Looi, Yixuan Lee, L. Chew
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Background In line with zero-waste movement, there is a need for pharmacies to start reducing waste. There is no systematic waste minimization efforts by local pharmacies or studies to evaluate their effectiveness. Aim Assess behavioral change factors towards waste minimization at National Cancer Centre Singapore and evaluate effectiveness of recycling effort and patient education campaign. Methods Preliminary surveys were carried out among pharmacy staff, patients/caregivers to assess behavioral change factors. Recycling rate of staff and plastic bag consumption levels of patients/caregivers were measured. Results 46 staff members and 335 patients/caregivers were surveyed. Both populations were optimistic about the suggested green initiatives, 82.6% of staff members viewed recycling as a potential solution to reduce waste and 67.6% of patients and caregivers demonstrated willingness to participate in a Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) campaign. Recycling efforts improved recycling rates by 53.4% while BYOB campaign resulted in no notable decrease in plastic bag consumption levels. Conclusion This study revealed the need for improvements in current waste management practices in local pharmacies, and demonstrated the effectiveness of implementing a recycling effort. BYOB campaign was not shown to be effective. Follow-up studies should be carried out to capture long-term sustainability data. Future efforts should include studies at other non-specialized local pharmacies.
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背景与零浪费运动相一致,药店有必要开始减少浪费。当地药店没有系统地减少废物,也没有进行研究来评估其有效性。目的评估新加坡国家癌症中心废物最小化的行为变化因素,并评估回收工作和患者教育活动的有效性。方法对药房工作人员、患者/护理人员进行初步调查,评估行为变化因素。测量了工作人员的回收率和患者/护理人员的塑料袋消费水平。结果调查了46名工作人员和335名患者/护理人员。两个群体都对建议的绿色举措持乐观态度,82.6%的工作人员认为回收是减少浪费的潜在解决方案,67.6%的患者和护理人员表示愿意参与“自带行李”运动。回收工作使回收率提高了53.4%,而BYOB运动并没有显著降低塑料袋的消费水平。结论本研究揭示了改进当地药店当前废物管理做法的必要性,并证明了实施回收工作的有效性。BYOB运动没有被证明是有效的。应开展后续研究,以获取长期可持续性数据。未来的努力应包括在其他非专业的当地药店进行研究。
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