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Open-Source Design for a Biodegradable Prescription Pill Bottle Made from Paper

And yes, it's child-proof

By Rain Noe - March 29, 2021

in Packaging

For those taking prescription medications, plastic is likely the only vessel they come in--and some 90% of them are not recycled, according to Tikkun Olam Makers, an Israel-based collective dedicated to solving social and environmental problems. Thus they've created the Prescription Paper Pill Bottle:

"The Prescription Paper Pill Bottle, a first of its kind, is 100% compostable and biodegradable. Its open-source design adheres to FDA regulations for durability, light, water, and child resistance. It's available to any pharmacy for filling prescription tablets and capsules. Once used then emptied, the paper bottle can be tossed into any compostable bin with its Rx label to decompose and be reused as fertilizer to safely replenish the soil in fields, gardens, and landscapes."

I wondered how they'd pulled off the childproofing bit, and here's their solution:

The open-source design can be downloaded as an .stl file, with attendant images and assembly instructions, here.

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Jim Miller

3 years ago

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"This can lead to mounds of wasted plastic being sent to our landfills and eventually our oceans."

Out of sheer curiosity, how does the plastic make its way from landfills to the oceans?

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Eric Strebel

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.stl file would be a 3D printable file, perhaps it is a .svg file??
Clicking download on the site does not yield a download, frustrating!

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Eric Strebel

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.stl file would be for a 3D printed object...this would have to be a vector file so that is could be laser cut, perhaps a .svg file???
I was not able to find the file on the site. clicking download on the site does not yield a download...frustrating

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  I was able to download it via the Download button. It delivered a zip-file containing an stl file with the 3D geometry of the final box, but also a pdf file with the flat geometry.
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