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   How can medical schools help reduce plastic waste?

   • By integrating principles of sustainability into the curriculum, promoting the use of bioplastics, and encouraging data driven care, medical schools can equip future healthcare providers with the tools to take greater ownership over tackling plastic waste.

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   Could reducing medical waste save lives?

   • The one-time-use plastics used in medicine are sometimes essential life-saving tools - but sometimes they cause more harm than good (Credit: Reuters) Coronavirus has made medical waste more visible than ever, but the environmental footprint of healthcare goes much further – and reducing it could save lives.

   How do you fix healthcare's medical waste problem? - BBC

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   Should health care lead in reducing plastic use and pollution?

   • Of global greenhouse gas emissions, plastics production accounts for 3.7%, which is expected to increase. 1 With the rationale that health care should lead in protecting health, we propose a comprehensive sociotechnical approach 4 spanning the entire PLC to reduce plastic use and pollution in health care.

   Health Care Actions for Reducing Plastic Use and Pollution

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   Should plastics be considered 'hazardous' healthcare waste?

   • This article argues that plastics ought to be included under the category of ‘hazardous’ healthcare waste and suggests that health professionals should strive for alternatives as part of their mission to improve health. The focus of this paper is on replacing, rather than recycling, plastics.

   Cleaning up plastics in healthcare waste: the transformative potential

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   Can health professionals improve healthcare waste?

   • It is argued that concerted action by health professionals to improve healthcare waste, beginning with plastics, would send much needed market signals to industry to produce environmentally-friendly products for healthcare and would likely lead to solutions for domestic waste, too.

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   How can we reduce plastic in general waste?

   • There are many ways to reduce plastic in general waste, most of which is food related. In the first instance, there are reusable and biodegradeable alternatives to disposable plastic cutlery, plates and food containers for take-out food.

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   Coronavirus has made medical waste more visible than ever, but the environmental footprint of healthcare goes much further – and reducing it could save lives.

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3. www.4ocean.com › blogs › healthcareReducing Plastic Waste in Healthcare: Case Studies of Success

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   We’ve seen examples of hospitals significantly reducing plastic waste by partnering with sustainable suppliers, investing in eco-friendly alternatives, and improving waste management processes.

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Nearly a quarter of the 14 000 tons of waste generated daily by US hospitals is plastic, 3 much of it single-use plastics (SUPs) such as syringes, masks, and gloves.

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   Jul 4, 2024 · By integrating principles of sustainability into the curriculum, promoting the use of bioplastics, and encouraging data driven care, medical schools can equip future healthcare providers with the tools to take greater ownership over tackling plastic waste.

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   To help with transitions, health facilities should provide healthy alternatives and safe drinking water. These measures are directly under the control of health facilities and if taken, we estimate would reduce plastic in general waste by at least 80%.

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   Reducing plastic waste in healthcare: A rapid review and environmental scan of sustainability opportunities.

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   Oct 1, 2022 · Tremendous opportunity to remove unnecessary plastic in health care exists, but demand for single-use plastics continues to grow, 22 suggesting a misalignment between waste generation practices in health care and the ethical obligation of the profession to do no harm.