London Drugs Ltd

As a major Canadian retailer, London Drugs is part of the communities we serve. We know we have a part to play in helping make our world more sustainable. ‘What’s the Green Deal?’ is our commitment to continue searching for better, greener ways to do business, and to help our customers find answers.We address sustainability through a four-pillar approach: Energy & Operations, Waste Reduction, Upstream Purchasing and Communication & Education.And we will keep asking the tough questions and looking for answers, because sustainability is a journey, not a destination.

Responsible Purchasing

Responsible Purchasing Policy
These days, customers want to know about more than just ingredients.London Drugs is committed to integrating sustainability criteria into purchasing decisions and engaging with Vendors to maximize environmental and social improvements in our supply chains. The Responsible Purchasing Policy is a framework that will enable London Drugs to serve our customers better through innovation and continued involvement in the communities we service, while proactively managing supply chain risks and fiscal responsibility.

Vendor Responsibility Code
We ask all vendors to commit to our basic code of conduct, including commitments on child labour, non-discrimination, environmental responsibility and anti-corruption. You can see a copy of our Vendor Responsibility Code

 Vendor Leadership Questionnaire

For brands that go the extra mile towards greater sustainability, we also provide a questionnaire that helps us better understand their benefits and feature them to our green-minded customers. This covers areas including waste reduction and greenhouse gas emissions. You can see a copy of our Vendor Leadership Questionnaire.

 What’s the Green Deal Product Program

Our ‘What’s the Green Deal’ product program highlights products we feel have some real environmental benefits. From recycled content to certified organic production, and more. Have a look at some Green Deal products.

Electronics Recycling

Electronic waste is a huge landfill problem, but it need not be! If you have an old computer, monitor, printer, TV, VCR, disc player, speakers, even wiring – you can just bring it to us. We will recycle it responsibly. All electronic products are recycled back to their basic components, and London Drugs works diligently to ensure that our electronic recyclables are not shipped to sub-standard offshore facilities.

VHS Tape & Recordable Media Recycling
London Drugs accepts VHS Tapes and other recordable media for recycling. (Maximum 16 per visit, with purchase.*) We are pleased to announce we are now able to offer our customers drop-off recycling for virtually all recordable media or media storage devices that London Drugs sells. Simply bring your tapes and media (maximum 16 items) to your local London Drugs Customer Service counter along with your receipt for purchase of like or new items.

Data Destruction
We are one of the only computer recycling options where your valuable personal data is protected. We track and monitor all recycling to ensure all drives are completely destroyed before any materials are shipped. So your data won’t fall into the wrong hands and your computer won’t add to the landfill.

We are accepting reusable computers, flat screen monitors or laptops and donating them to Free Geek, an amazing community organization that puts reuse BEFORE recycling.Free Geek provides job skills training, Internet access and free or low cost computers to the public. Volunteers pitch in to help test, refurbish or dismantle unwanted computer equipment donated by the public. Free computers are distributed to volunteers and other non-profits and Free Geek supports its activities through computer thrift store and recycling revenue.We still accept non-working computers, electronics and appliances for recycling as well.

What can you recycle at London Drugs?

We are pleased to offer our customers a convenient place to drop off items for recycling (any one of our stores) and will gladly take back electronics and small appliances for responsible recycling. Note that store staff may have to refuse certain items based on condition, quantity and shipping space availability. We make every effort to provide recycling services as a convenience for our customers and community, but stores are not designed to accept commercial-scale loads.

Note: Our recycling service is designed to handle items that are at the end of their usable life. For items that are still working and usable, consider donating them to local charities such as Salvation Army Thrift Stores. Contact your Municipal or Provincial recycling authority for more information on the services available in your area.Our recycler is BC Government approved and certified in two ISO categories – ISO 14001 and ISO 9001-2000.

Batteries & Cell Phones

Batteries and cell phones are collected at London Drugs through a program operated by Call2Recycle™ – a free battery and cell phone collection program funded by product manufacturers.Both rechargeable and single-use batteries may be dropped off at your local London Drugs. Lithium Ion batteries (one of the more common rechargeable types) are sent to Toxco, in Trail, BC, for safe remote-control processing, and the recovered lithium converted to lithium carbonate for reuse. Metals recovered from other battery types include nickel, iron, cadmium, lead, and cobalt. Plastic casings and other scrap are converted to energy.Alkaline batteries are recycled at Inmetco, in Pennsylvania, USA, using a High Temperature Metals Recovery Process (HTMR) obtaining an overall material recovery rate of 83%. Metals recovered include Iron, Nickel, Manganese, Copper, and Zinc. Ni-CAD, Ni-MH and Ni-Zn batteries are also processed at Inmetco.All over Canada, millions of old cell phones sit in drawers, because we think they may get used again. Why not get rid of the clutter responsibly and bring them in to London Drugs? Through Call2Recycle, Cell phones are shipped to Wireless Alliance in Boulder, Colorado, USA. When possible, old cell phones are refurbished and/or resold. (When resold, a portion of the proceeds are donated to select charities) The remainder are recycled, so none of the broken-down material makes its way into landfills.

Small Appliances

If you have an old or broken small appliance with a plug-in cord – such as a hair dryer, toaster, blender, etc – don’t throw it away. You can bring it to your local London Drugs for recycling.London drugs works with stewardship agency’s across all provinces. In BC we work with ElectroRecycle which is a non-profit program funded by a recycling fee applied to new electrical products brought into B.C. by manufacturers and retailers. The fee covers all program costs, including collection, transportation and recycling expenses. London drugs displays recycling fees as a separate charge at check-out for your information. electrorecycle.ca