Becker's Healthcare February 26, 2024
With the healthcare industry accounting for 8% of the nation’s carbon footprint, some medical device companies are absorbed in waste-reducing initiatives — but hurdles await, The New York Times reported Feb. 26.
A majority of this waste is from home devices, such as respiratory equipment and oxygen masks, which weren’t made to be dismantled and recycled. Most medical products are currently unfit for usual recycling processes because of their unusual size, non-sterility and complex designs.
Alongside the millions of dollars’ worth of personal protective equipment being dumped, insulin pens and inhalers are the two medical items with the most complications for environmental sustainability efforts.
Medical suppliers are investing more in recyclable items, decreasing the amount of plastic...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor