Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

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WHY HPRC Inspiring and Enabling Plastic Recycling Solutions in Healthcare Modern healthcare would not be possible without the use of plastic. It has proved to be one of the few versatile materials that has been able to adapt along with the dynamic nature of the healthcare industry, delivering benefits that include sterility, quality, durability, and most significantly, patient and healthcare worker safety. However, despite the many benefits, there are also unintended environmental consequences with single-use plastics in healthcare, namely the waste that they create. In 2020, over 32 billion pounds of healthcare plastics were produced globally , and is expected to grow to 48 billion pounds b

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