Waste

The Care Cycle is a short film that highlights the environmental impact of healthcare by following the "life cycle" of plastic hospital gowns, from oil extraction to disposal / afterlife. Through…

Paper exploring some of the issues associated with single-use plastics in pre-clinical oncology research.

The goal of this toolkit is to provide a user with everything they might need to feel comfortable planning and implementing a quality improvement project; specifically, a brachytherapy waste audit.

This toolkit is designed for all healthcare professionals interested in implementing sustainable change within their units. It provides practical knowledge, guidance, and a clear framework to help…

This toolkit is designed for all healthcare professionals interested in implementing sustainable change within their units. It provides practical knowledge, guidance, and a clear framework to help…

A insightful case study on carbon reduction in a single centre after an educational intervention.

A great concept based in the UK. Organisations (healthcare, academia) sign up to the this website and staff can share unwanted items which can be reused (inside the organisation, or sometimes out)…

A useful mobile app which scans consumer dermatologic product ingredients and determines if the ingredients may be harmful to the user or the environment. I am ever increasingly concerned about the…

An eye opening meta analysis and review of microplastic leaching from plastic food containers and otherwise. Enters our food, we ingest these plastics and they subsequently enter our water systems and…

CSH Kidney Care Sustainability Network April EventHear from Jan Tsai on reducing energy and consumable use in dialysate production, with insights from his research on circular medical device…