As we work towards our plastic reduction goals, we are taking action on global plastic waste by having Minds Eye Impact Guarantee certified with rePurpose Global.

This means that we fund the removal and recovery of 1 pound of nature-bound plastic waste for every product we sell. This impact is, yes, guaranteed, to you through our partnership with

rePurpose Global.

Our contributions ensure plastic recovery at rePurpose Global’s impact project Pavitra Parvat in Dehradun, India. On our behalf, Pavitra Parvat employs and empowers marginalized waste workers to recover plastic that is otherwise landfilled, burned, or flushed into our natural

environment.

This is just one part of our wider sustainability strategy that aims to increase our positive impact on our planet.

Millions of workers are engaged with informal recycling across cities in the developing world - from Nairobi and Bogotá, to Mumbai and Jakarta. They play a crucial role in dealing with the consequences of our consumption. However, their environmental work is often unappreciated and waste workers can be discriminated against, marginalized, and underpaid. With small and unreliable incomes, no progression or training, and harsh working conditions, workers are often stuck in a cycle of intergenerational poverty.

Your Medicine Box purchase is helping to create new realities for these unsung environmental heroes. Through our partnership with rePurpose Global, we contribute to waste workers having fairer and more reliable incomes, more status in communities, and safer working

conditions.

You can read more about how your purchases support community empowerment here.

Plastic is an incredibly durable, affordable, and light-weight material that guarantees product quality, reduces food waste (as a result of improved shelf life), and reduces carbon footprints in transportation compared to glass or metal.

However, we’re all becoming more and more aware of the devastating impact it can have on not just our oceans, but land-based ecosystems, communities, and even human health. That’s why we’re taking action.

Our Impact Guarantee Program empowers us to create immediate impact on the plastic waste crisis, while we work hard towards our long-term sustainability goals.

Our founder, Brian, often emphasizes, "We pride ourselves on our commitment to the environment by utilizing 100% compostable packaging and collaborating with partners dedicated to positive environmental contributions. Our ongoing partnership with rePurpose Global initiatives reinforces our sustainability efforts. Above all, our dedication to building trust with our customers underscores the lasting impact of these green endeavors"

Medicine Box is working hard to establish packaging reduction goals that will reduce our plastic footprint further. We are evaluating our supply chain to see where else we can take action.

Our packaging may be generated and collected here in United States, but plastic waste is a global issue. For example, the US is the world’s biggest plastic polluter, and per capita plastic use is 6-10 times higher, on average, in Western Europe and North America than it is in India.

Despite plastic waste generation soaring, recycling rates are lagging behind. The U.S. exports large volumes of plastic waste to countries around the world. Shipments often go to developing countries that lack the waste management infrastructure capacity to deal with their own domestic waste.

rePurpose Global works in countries that are the weak links in the global waste ecosystem – where waste is mismanaged and most at risk of leaking into nature. In fact, 90% of plastic pollution in the oceans today stems from just 10 rivers, 8 of which are located in Asia. And when plastic ends up in the ocean, it affects us all.