Going green in the hospital: Recycling medical equipment saves money, reduces waste and is safe
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 23:14
in Health & Medicine
Wider adoption of the practice of recycling medical equipment -- including laparoscopic ports and durable cutting tools typically tossed out after a single use -- could save hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars annually and curb trash at medical centers, the second-largest waste producers in the United States after the food industry.