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We want a clean environment. The waste of raw materials annoys us. We strive for efficient processes, environmentally friendly technologies and sustainable products. Therefore we want to make research understandable and motivate people to join us in the transition to a sustainable society. This is what we stand for. This […]
A 2021 study conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology (Fraunhofer) analyzed the environmental impacts of the medical remanufacturing of Electrophysiology Catheters. By using reprocessed catheters as an alternative to newly manufactured ones, the study revealed they reduced global warming impact by 50% and ozone depletion […]
Sustainability is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal on environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings, published semimonthly online by MDPI. Read more…
[British Journal of Surgery, Volume 108, Issue 7, July 2021, Pages 737–739] Reprocessing Supports Net-Zero Carbon Surgery goals for hospitals. Read more…
Reprocessing significantly reduces medical waste tonnage plaguing America’s landfills – Reprocessors helped hospitals and surgical centers divert 11,964,160 pounds of medical waste from landfills and incinerators. Read more…
AMDR represents regulated, commercial reprocessing; promotes reprocessing as an important strategy to reduce cost, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions; and protects the interests of its members in regulation, legislation, and standard-setting worldwide. Read more…
Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research, exploring health policy issues of current concern in domestic and international spheres. Its mission is to serve as a high-level, nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussion on improving health and health care, and to address such issues […]
[McKinsey & Company] Circularity refers to practices that optimize resource use and minimize waste across the entire production and consumption cycle, emphasizing sustainability and economic efficiency. Read more…
A circular economy involves maintaining manufactured products in circulation, distributing resource and environmental costs over time and with repeated use. In a linear supply chain, manufactured products are used once and discarded. In high-income nations, health care systems increasingly rely on linear supply chains composed of single-use disposable medical devices. […]