Medical packaging rescue · Greater Houston

Every box, pack and carton
gets a second life.

Czoz collects the clean packaging that piles up in pharmacies and clinics: shipping boxes, ice packs, gel packs, unused sharps containers and empty alcohol pad packaging. We sort it and rescue what we can for reuse or recycling. All proceeds go to PillSaver, our patient-access nonprofit.

Request a pickup What we collect

Boxes
Ice packs
Gel packs
Sharps containers
Alcohol pad packaging
For PillSaver

Five streams, one pickup

Each kind of packaging gets its own box, its own sorting rules and its own rescue route. Here’s how each one moves from collection to rescue.

Shipping boxes

  1. CollectFlatten clean corrugated boxes and stack them for the next pickup.
  2. SortPeel or black out every patient and shipping label. Pull out tape-heavy, wet or soiled boxes.
  3. RescueSturdy boxes go back into use. Worn ones go to cardboard recycling.

Labels with patient information are handled under a business associate agreement (BAA).

Ice packs

  1. CollectReturn intact, unopened ice packs in their own tote, kept apart from trash.
  2. SortCheck each pack for leaks and tears. Damaged packs are set aside.
  3. RescueIntact packs are cleaned and offered for reuse in shipping.

We accept only clean, intact packs. We never accept anything that held medication contents.

Gel packs

  1. CollectBag clean gel packs separately from ice packs.
  2. SortSorted by size and condition. Leaking or punctured packs are set aside.
  3. RescuePacks in good condition are offered for reuse. The rest go out by the route their label or local rules call for.

Never cut open gel packs or pour gel down a drain.

Sharps containers

  1. CollectWe only take new, unused, sealed sharps containers, such as surplus or overstock.
  2. SortWe check each one is unopened and in date, if it has a date.
  3. RescueUnused containers go to clinics and programs that need them.

Used or filled sharps containers are never reused, opened or collected by Czoz. Dispose of them under your state and local rules, or through your facility’s licensed medical-waste service. Never put sharps in recycling.

Empty alcohol pad packaging

  1. CollectCollect empty wrappers and the cartons they come in. Pads must be removed and used up.
  2. SortCartons go with cardboard. Foil wrappers are sorted separately.
  3. RescueCartons are recycled with cardboard. We’re still testing recycling routes for the foil wrappers.

Empty packaging only. No used pads and nothing with blood or body fluids on it.

How a pickup works

Agree

We sign a BAA with your facility before the first pickup.

Box it

Your team keeps each stream in its own labeled box.

Pick up

We collect on demand or on a regular schedule.

Rescue

We sort it, reuse what’s safe to reuse, recycle the rest, and send the proceeds to PillSaver.

Packaging in. Patient access out.

Czoz exists to fund PillSaver, our nonprofit that helps patients get the medications they’re prescribed. Every dollar of proceeds from rescued packaging goes to PillSaver.

Visit pillsaver.com

What we never take

Used or filled sharps

Follow your state, local and facility rules for disposal.

Medications

No drugs, partial doses or vials with anything left in them.

Biohazards

Nothing with blood or body fluids on it, and no used swabs or pads.

Unprotected patient information

Labels are only handled under a signed BAA.

Common questions

What is Czoz?

Czoz is a medical packaging rescue service. We collect clean packaging from pharmacies and clinics, then sort it for reuse or recycling.

Where do the proceeds go?

All of them go to PillSaver (pillsaver.com), our patient-access nonprofit.

Do you take used sharps containers?

No. We only accept new, unused, sealed containers. Used sharps must be disposed of under your state and local rules.

Is there a fee?

Pickup terms depend on your volume and location. Ask us.

Do you serve my area?

We’re starting in Greater Houston. Ask us about your area.

Got a stack of boxes?

Tell us what you have. We reply by phone or email within one business day.

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