Cleaning up plastics in healthcare waste: the transformative potential of leadership

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This article argues that plastics ought to be included under the category of ‘hazardous’ healthcare waste and suggests health professionals should strive for alternatives as part their mission improve health. The focus this paper is on replacing, rather than recycling, plastics. rationale stance stems from unbridled escalation use, fact few countries have significant recycling capacity, because process well end products recycled remain hazardous environment. Issues related incinerated plastic, in single-use items, plastic blister packs containers medicines, which are unrelated but nevertheless make up a substantial general discussed. Suggestions put forward dramatically reduce all such cases. To support needed reforms guide best practice particular, call reliable reference source made—similar Essential Medicines Lists, would share updated information most problematic items use environmentally friendly each case. It argued concerted action by waste, beginning with plastics, send much market signals industry produce environmentally-friendly likely lead solutions domestic too.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: BMJ innovations

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2055-642X', '2055-8074']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2022-000986