The healthcare sector needs more circularity. Is there evidence that single use devices are always safer than reusable or remanufactured devices? Regulatory bodies have issued extensive guidance making it possible to reuse single use devices, but the authors believe...
Top speakers on circular economy in the health sector. There are only a few days left until the Hauptstadtkongress Medicine and Health 2021. Kickoff is Tuesday, 15 June, at 10.00 am. As usual, the entire congress programme has a high-ranking line-up and we are looking...
Sustainability in surgery – disposable vs. reusable The webinar series of the Royal College of Surgeons of England continues to grow, bringing you more opportunities to engage with peers, keep up to date and develop your surgical career. The latest webinar deals with...
Extending the Circular Economy to the health care sector. A recent article in The Brussel Times shows why it is time for EU Ministries of Health to “opt-in” to the new remanufacturing regulations of the MDR. The European “Green Deal” is the European Union’s most...
Enabling Circular Economy through Medical Remanufacturing Vanguard has set itself the goal of enabling the circular economy through medical remanufacturing. In the study “Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Circularity Assessment to Analyse Environmental Impacts of...
The healthcare sector must be integrated into the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. With hospitals known to contribute more than double the amount of greenhouse gas emissions than the entire aviation industry, healthcare stakeholders called for a rapid integration of...
