Blog posts tagged ‘environmental health’

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Green and blue plastic materials from medical devices and PPE and laid out on a white table.

The risks of single-use medical plastics on human and environmental health at the EDCMA SoMA 2026

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Millie Marriott Webb presented research on the human and environmental impacts of single-use medical plastics at the student-led SoMA 2026 Medical Anthropology and the Technocene conference.
Jeremy Greene stands at a lecture in a suit with a slide on the projector showing a cartoon shark eating a syringe from a New Jersey press clipping.

Rethinking the Role of Single-Use Plastics in Healthcare at the Institute for Health and Society seminar series

Presentations

Jeremy Greene presented ‘After the Single Use: Rethinking the Role of Single-Use Plastics in Healthcare’ as part of the 2026 Institute for Health and Society seminar series.
After the Single Use researcher Akhilesh Bonthu presenting a paper at a lecture in a room with wooden panelling behind him and a projector screen.

Single-use plastics in forensic medicine: exploratory study at Telangana State Annual Forensic Medicine Conference 2026

Presentations

After the Single Use researcher Akhilesh Bonthu presented new research on the use of single-use plastics in forensic autopsy settings at the Telangana State Annual Forensic Medicine Conference 2026.
A researcher lays out the different white and blue materials found in a gown and mask on a grey floor.
12 May 2026

After the Single Use partners with NOBA on international artist residencies

After the Single Use is collaborating with NOBA, Norway’s first permanent BioArt platform, to develop a series of international artist residencies exploring healthcare plastics, waste, and circular healthcare systems.
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CRCF convenes first National Advisory Committee meeting in Senegal

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Researchers and stakeholders gathered for CRCF’s first National Advisory Committee meeting to review early findings on single-use medical plastics, biomedical waste management, and future directions for research in Senegal.
Book cover of 'Waste of a Nation' with an image of a cyclist with a large bundle of garbage on the back of the bike.

Reviewing waste, value, and inequality: ‘Waste of a Nation’ in context

Academic publications

Akhilesh Bonthu reviews ‘Waste of a Nation’, examining how histories of waste, inequality, and consumption shape contemporary environmental and healthcare challenges in India.
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Healthcare, pollution and plastic at Aarhus Symposium

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At a symposium in Aarhus, Alice Street explored how healthcare facilities function as sites of plastic waste and pollution, raising questions about toxicity, infrastructure, and global health.
A large green bin of shredded plastic and metal waste is shown in three images. On the right is the Ecostery machine that processes the waste.

Biomedical waste management in Senegal: a visit to Dr Sett

Blog posts

Dr. Sett is the first and only biomedical waste treatment facility in Senegal. Located in Sinda, 68 km from Dakar in the Thiès region, it enables public and private medical facilities to manage all their biomedical waste in a responsible and sustainable manner. 
A large grey university building with a large glass facade and mid century brick details is photographed amongst some leafy trees and lush green bushes.

Sticky value: plastics and circular healthcare at Aarhus symposium

Presentations

Dani Farrow presented research on reuse, circular economy narratives, and the infrastructures of disposability at a symposium on the anthropology of plastics at the University of Aarhus.
Research team on top of the platform of Senegal's largest dumpsite.

Inside Mbeubeuss: a visit to Senegal’s largest dumpsite

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A field visit to Mbeubeuss reveals the scale, labour and risks shaping Dakar’s only dumpsite and the presence of biomedical waste in everyday waste streams.
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