The Climate Minute

Helping Hospitals Reduce their Carbon Pollution

11.14.2022 - By The Massachusetts Climate Action NetworkPlay

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Medical care in the US generates a lot of carbon pollution. Part of this pollution comes from the manufacture of very sophisticated and expensive ‘one-use-only’ medical devices. A good way to reduce CO2 emissions from medical care is to carefully re-process those currently discarded medical devices for repeat usage. This saves on both medical costs and the planet.

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