2021 ESG Report Healthy Planet Reducing plastic use behind the pharmacy counter Helping patients safely and responsibly discard We are exploring solutions that will offer more their medication and pill bottles is key to ensuring sustainable materials for our pill bottles, like aluminum, that medications do not end up in the wrong hands or offering additional take-back initiatives to recycle or misused, as well as supporting the health of the plastic bottles in our retail pharmacies. environment. We do this by exploring offerings for takeback initiatives and solutions to facilitate proper In 2021, we piloted an aluminum prescription bottle at disposal through recycling. a CVS Pharmacy location in Wellesley, MA. Data from customer and colleague surveys on interest, ease of use, With Americans filling approximately four billion and perceived quality and safety will inform our ongoing prescriptions each year, the classic orange plastic pill efforts to create innovative, sustainable solutions for our bottles present an opportunity for impact in reducing the customers. plastic waste and consequent environmental impacts. We are looking at sustainable solutions to manage the In 2022, we will conduct a pilot to take back consumer impact of the medication bottles our patients receive pill bottles in 22 stores for nine months. The bottles will each year. be converted to pellets that can be reused. 66