Get diabetes pens back, recover stainless steel, electronics & medical grade plastics, and meet compliance across global markets — without operational headaches.

With over 500 million diabetes patients worldwide using insulin pens, the healthcare industry generates millions of used injection devices annually. These medical devices contain valuable plastics and metals, yet most end up in medical waste streams without material recovery, representing both an environmental challenge and a missed circular economy opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
With Resourcify, manufacturers can run compliant take-back programs that:
Most pens are compact medical devices, but material-rich. A typical unit contains:
This composition, especially the stainless steel and electronics, makes diabetes pens ideal candidates for structured take-back programs.
Recycling sounds simple — doing it consistently and compliantly across regions is complex. Resourcify sets up and runs scalable take-back programs worldwide, connecting companies, processors, dismantlers, logistics and recyclers in one platform.
Secure collection from pharmacies, hospitals and patient return programs following medical device regulations.
Professional decontamination and sterilization to ensure safe handling of medical devices.
Careful separation of plastic bodies, metal components, electronics and sealing materials.
Clean plastics shredded, metals sorted, electronics processed for precious metal recovery.
We help some of the world's largest companies close the loop on products and materials, getting them back at end of life for remanufacturing, recycling, and reusing. We provide the digital infrastructure and certified network to design, run, and scale global take-back programs:
High recycling rates
• Verified recovery streams
• Digital certificates
• Full chain-of-custody
Access secondary materials
• Buy-back or credit models
• Offset virgin input costs
• Price transparency
One platform, all stakeholders
• SLA monitoring
• Partner playbooks
• Exception handling built-in
👉 Whether you're launching a pilot or scaling across 30+ markets, Resourcify simplifies the complexity so you can focus on your products.
Don't wait for your competitors to turn waste into profit & compliance advantage.

