Southmead Hospital surgical plastic waste initiative
Well done, Southmead. Just make sure that inappropriate wastes are not inadvertently co-disposed with recyclable plastics, otherwise this will be an accident waiting going to happen!
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Challenges of hospital plastics recycling include contamination, low values
A new report from the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) has found that recovering value from various types of plastic medical waste is possible but presents many logistical challenges. These […]
Chinese police bust plant recycling medical waste
Chinese police have ‘bust’ a plant recycling medical (clinical) waste for use in plastic toys and tableware. Illegal operators salvage plastics from used hospital items which they sell around the world. Three […]