New Packaging Fees Loom for Cold Chains Missing ‘Green’ Targets

Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy ContinuumBy Gina ShawSpecialty pharmacies are pressured from all sides of the packaging equation. Patients are increasingly vocal about wanting greener, curbside-recyclable shipping materials, while many states are rolling out extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws that will soon impose fees on packaging based on weight, recyclability, and verified sustainability claims. And yet the thermodynamics of keeping biologics within