Blog posts tagged ‘sustainability’

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A researcher teases apart the different layers of a single-use mask

Do medical masks have to be disposable?

Academic publications

Once described as "Medicine's Magic Throwaways", single-use plastics are a growing environmental problem. But what if there was a smarter, greener way? Reusable and biodegradable masks could reshape healthcare, cutting waste without compromising protection. 
Medical implement discarded on road

Plastics in health care: rethinking medical device innovation, use, and disposal for sustainability

Academic publications

The virtues of medical plastics have a dark side: where do discarded devices go? Can we redesign them to reduce, reuse, or recycle our way towards a more sustainable economy?
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A Pragmatic Approach to Streamlining Single-Use Plastics in Health Care

Academic publications

The PASS-UP framework offers a practical, evidence-based approach to reduce single-use plastics in health care, promoting sustainability without compromising safety, effectiveness, or affordability through collaboration, redesign, and targeted reduction.
Interior shot of the History of Surgery Museum
10 Jul 2025

Exploring Surgeons’ Hall Museums, Edinburgh

At our Edinburgh workshop, a visit to Surgeons’ Hall Museums revealed how medical materials evolved, highlighting overlooked histories of disposability and raising urgent questions about plastics in healthcare’s future.
A researcher lays out the many components of a seemingly simple single-use jacket.
26 Jun 2025

Deconstructing Devices: Uncovering the Plastics Behind Medical Innovation

Peeling back the layers of medical devices, this hands-on workshop revealed the hidden complexity - and environmental cost - of plastics in modern healthcare. What lies beneath matters.
Examples of six different lateral flow tests

Mass of components and material distribution in lateral flow assay kits

Academic publications

With over 2 billion tests yearly, lateral flow kits generate 16,000 tonnes of plastic waste. This study highlights reducing plastic use, informing policy, product design, and packaging to lessen the environmental impact.
A range of autoinjector types: reusable, smart and single use.
28 Mar 2025

Inside Medical Technology UK 2025: Is Sustainability Back in the Basement?

Intelligent healthcare and realising the potential of the Internet of Medical Things take the top spots on the medtech industry’s agenda, but where does that leave sustainability?
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