Closed Loop Take-Back for Diabetes Pens — Solved.

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


 • Chain-of-custody • Audit-grade traceability • Digital Platform • Audited Partners
  

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Recycling solutions for Diabetes Pens

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:

Recover high-value materials
Reduce disposal costs and material purchasing costs by up to 35%
Meet regulation obligations with audit-grade reporting

What's Inside a Diabetes Pen?

Most pens are compact medical devices, but material-rich. A typical unit contains:

Medical Grade Plastics
72%
Polypropylene and polycarbonate body components
Stainless Steel
15%
Needle hub, internal mechanisms and springs
Electronics
8%
Smart pen sensors, memory chips and batteries
Rubber Seals
3%
Silicone gaskets and protective seals
Other
2%
Labels, adhesives and miscellaneous components
0%

This composition, especially the stainless steel and electronics, makes diabetes pens ideal candidates for structured take-back programs.

Diabetes Pens Recycling Process: Step by Step

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.

Healthcare Collection

Secure collection from pharmacies, hospitals and patient return programs following medical device regulations.

Medical Sterilization

Professional decontamination and sterilization to ensure safe handling of medical devices.

Device Disassembly

Careful separation of plastic bodies, metal components, electronics and sealing materials.

Material Processing

Clean plastics shredded, metals sorted, electronics processed for precious metal recovery.

Total Recovery / Year
0
Market value of materials

Value Beyond Materials

Access to materials
secure supply chain
Lower material costs
save big money
Sell more products
brand differentiation

About Resourcify

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:

Get Your Materials Back

High recycling rates

• Verified recovery streams
• Digital certificates
• Full chain-of-custody

Reduce Raw Material costs

Access secondary materials

• Buy-back or credit models
• Offset virgin input costs
• Price transparency

Scale Without Complexity

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.

Go Circular with Diabetes Pens Today

Don't wait for your competitors to turn waste into profit & compliance advantage.

Recycle
diabetes pens
Eligible Participants
These products can be recycled through manufacturer supported take-back programs. Contact us to find out more.
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