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Tackling a throwaway healthcare economy

Greta Hughson
Greta Hughson • 25 October 2024

“I’ve made a few changes in the hospital I work in, and we estimate an annual saving of about a quarter of a million pounds. If nothing else, we can’t afford not to be green.”

Single-use products are widespread in health settings and contribute significantly to their carbon footprint. Professor Mahmood Bhutta works on this problem from a variety of angles. I'm grateful to him for taking the time to talk to me for this article about his work and what opened his eyes to the labour rights issues in our supply chains.

https://climateandhealth.substack.com/p/tackling-a-throwaway-healthcare… 

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