Jeremy Greene’s Sustainabil-ID presentation traced the historical rise of single-use plastics in healthcare and the emergence of incineration as a dominant approach to medical waste.

Millie Marriott Webb examined how ISO 13485 records detailed medical-device material information, while gaps in access limit its use for safety and sustainability.

Alice Street, Mary McPoland, Claire Lindsay and Maiwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas examined how plastic cassette housing became standard in lateral flow testing—and the histories that challenge its apparent necessity.

Cat Acheson and Rob Ralston examined how plastics are being reframed as a human-health emergency within negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty.