Mannings is the first Hong Kong community pharmacy chain to offer a safe disposal service for domestic unused medicine, helping improve personal drug safety and limit medical waste in the city’s waste collection system. In 2024, we continued reinforcing the importance of safe and proper disposal of unwanted pills, and double the scale of our programme with collection boxes available in nearly 60 Mannings stores with a Pharmacy service. All medicine collected is safely disposed of by an Environmental Protection Department-licensed chemical waste collector and treatment centre.
Since the programme began in 2023, we have safely handled around 8 million unwanted pills, with over 300 different types of medication collected to date.
The programme has received widespread recognition in the industry and has been awarded multiple honours this year:

• Retail Asia Award 2024 – ESG Initiative of the Year
• ESG Business Award 2024 – Healthcare Services Award
• FMCG Asia Award 2024 – ESG Initiative of the Year, Health & Wellness Initiative of the Year