Dear Colleagues,
May I enquire if anyone happens to have any resources/cases studies/currently researching the environmental impact of single use wipes and potentially versus reusable alternatives?
I have the paper by :
Maloney, B., McKerlie, T., Nasir, M., Murphy, C., Moi, M., Mudalige, P., Naser, N.E. and Duane, B., 2022. The environmental footprint of single-use versus reusable cloths for clinical surface decontamination: a life cycle approach. Journal of Hospital Infection, 130, pp.7-19.
Many thanks in anticipation of your help.
Kind regards
Mel
Hi Mel,
I believe this paper incorporated a LCA/ CF for the wipes when looking at CF of reusable PE.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01410768211001583
Kind regards ,
Eleanor
This may be of interest to you
Carbon emission calculator for Reprocessed Single-Use Medical Devices:
https://networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/resources/carbon-emission…
Life-cycle environmental impact assessment and plastic pollution prevention measures of wet wipes:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344921004122?cas…
Many thanks indeed Eleanor and Maddy, much appreciated! KR
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