In a recent article by Vice, pharmaceutical companies are claiming that drug waste has reached an all-time high. The article states that the India is estimated to produce 1 billion pounds of pharma waste annually, with estimates going as high as 1.5 billion pounds put to landfill.

Pharmaceutical companies are responsible for discarding large quantities of unused or expired drugs. This is a routine practice but it can become expensive to constantly dispose of these items. Shredders are used by pharmaceutical companies to get rid of this waste in order to save money, space, and time. The more often the drug is shredded the less space it takes up in storage areas.

Lately, excess pharmaceutical waste has been a major concern for hospitals and healthcare providers. In order to prevent the EPA from implementing a regulation on their disposal, some have resorted to dumping their unused medications in the trash. But what if there were a better way? The Pharma Company Waste Shredder is a new product that can turn these excess pharma products into a material that is not harmful at all.