medical waste

Recycling medical waste, a feasible option?

Iranpolymer/Baspar The incineration of single-use plastic consumables and devices in laboratories after just one use leads to the waste of high-quality plastic materials, and hence to the waste of valuable resources. It was an observation that led the Clinical Microbiology…

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Sweden scientists develop medical plastics chemical recycling technology

Iranpolymer/Baspar Scientists at Chalmers University in Sweden have developed a chemical recycling technology that promises to close the loop on medical plastics. The vast majority of medical plastic waste today gets landfilled or incinerated and the small share that gets recycled…

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