On Thursday, April 3, 2026, activists from the group "Collectif SantΓ© en Lutte" staged a protest in Nice's Place Garibaldi, dumping an estimated 10,000 euros worth of unused medication. The action, which lasted about three hours, was intended to denounce the massive waste of pharmaceutical products in France.
Organizers stated the dumped drugs were collected from individuals and represented medications that had expired or were no longer needed. They highlighted the environmental and economic cost of such waste, criticizing both the pharmaceutical industry and public health policies.
Local authorities, including police, monitored the event. The protest follows similar actions in other French cities, part of a broader campaign calling for systemic changes to drug redistribution and recycling to prevent waste.
