{"id":3654,"date":"2024-10-10T06:59:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T06:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3654"},"modified":"2024-10-10T07:03:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:03:22","slug":"retirement-village-resident-johns-blister-pack-bonanza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/retirement-village-resident-johns-blister-pack-bonanza\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirement village resident John\u2019s blister-pack bonanza"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3654\" class=\"elementor elementor-3654\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a4067a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a4067a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5572e45\" data-id=\"5572e45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94baf41 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94baf41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>W<strong>hen John Flynn Retirement Village resident John Simpson first started collecting blister packs for his local Chemist Warehouse, he considered himself a \u201csimple man with a simple plan\u201d.<\/strong><\/p><p>It all started early this year as he was lining up to get his prescriptions filled.<\/p><p>He noticed a box at the back of the pharmacy asking for discarded blister packs as part of a new recycling initiative.<\/p><p>\u201cI thought \u2018what a bloody good idea that is\u2019 and went up and asked the pharmacist if I could take one of the boxes to the village,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>Although they couldn\u2019t spare one, John was determined to bring the initiative to his fellow residents at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au\/vic\/north-east-melbourne\/john-flynn-retirement-village-ryman-healthcare-14448\">John Flynn Retirement Village<\/a> in any way he could.<\/p><p>\u201cIf we set up a box at the village, I could empty it and take it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemistwarehouse.com.au\/\">Chemist Warehouse<\/a> myself,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>John\u2019s dedication to the cause has helped John Flynn residents recycle 5,000 blister packs so far, and his fellow residents are full of praise for this great initiative.<\/p><p>\u201cAll the residents come up and say, \u2018you\u2019re doing a great job\u2019, but I don\u2019t do it for the praise.\u201d<\/p><p>John Flynn isn\u2019t the only village determined to cut down their reliance on landfill.<\/p><p>Nellie Melba has recycled 2,500 bottles and cans to the state government\u2019s bottle deposit scheme so far, donating all the funds earned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingdoctor.org.au\/\">Royal Flying Doctor Service<\/a>.<\/p><p>These efforts, especially from residents like John, highlight a growing concern from residents to contribute to a more sustainable future.<\/p><p>\u201cI just want to do little things for the environment for my grandkids,\u201d John said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When John Flynn Retirement Village resident John Simpson first started collecting blister packs for his local Chemist Warehouse, he considered himself a \u201csimple man with a simple plan\u201d. 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