Made from 70% recycled stupidity

I take glucosamine for my knee, which is - marginally - cheaper on prescription. When I went to get it from the chemist recently, I was given the 180 tablets in SIX containers. Each had 30 pills loitering at the bottom of an otherwise empty pot. Ridiculous, I thought, so I decanted the lot into one, and took the other five back to be reused. The pharmacist laughed at the idea.

"Oh no!" she said, as if I were mad. "We throw them away."

I tried another chemist the next time, and got exactly the same packaging - and response. The company responsible for this ludicrous waste? Alliance Healthcare, whose paper bags bear the legend: 'Made from 70% recycled paper', along with the usual meaningless slogan: 'Bringing Healthcare Closer.' Closer to what? Landfill, presumably.