Convenience and extreme caution around patient safety have validated the use of disposable medical equipment, but the plastic waste is piling up.

Items: Single-use plastic water bottles up to a 1 liter, containers over 1 liter are considered multi-use and not part of the reduction for this order. Timeline: Immediate phase-out has begun. Unless ...

Single-use plastics like drinking straws don’t dissolve over years. Instead, they gradually crumble into tiny pieces of debris. Imagine marine birds or your local birds mistaking these ...

The health care sector is a major market for single-use plastics, but that could be changing as the supply chain is facing growing pressure to become more sustainable. In the August Sustainable ...

From blood pressure cuffs to surgical instruments to personal protective equipment (PPE), single-use plastics are pervasive in healthcare and contribute to a significant amount of waste daily.

We have adopted a disposable lifestyle in which around 50% of plastic is used once and then thrown away. Today, single-use plastics present some of the biggest environmental hazards because plastic ...

Microplastics seemingly are everywhere, from the bottom of the ocean to the highest peaks, in products that we drink and eat, and in our bodies, including in brain tissue and testicles. One recent ...

SUNY's Elimination of Single-Use Plastics and Preference for Durable and Reusable Alternatives Policy, issued in March 2024, directs all campuses to eliminate purchases of plastic products designed ...

It is hard to imagine now, but once upon a time, plastics were not the overwhelming presence in health care that they are today. From medical packaging, devices and consumables, to implantables and ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for ...

Newsom has railed against plastic waste, but videos of the governor’s ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ podcasts usually feature a single-use plastic water bottle by his side. ‘It’s like that whole French ...

If you’re planning on going to Paris for the Summer Olympics, first, why? Don’t get me wrong — Paris is my favorite place in the world — but the crowds and prices will be intolerable. If you’re ...