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Health Care Actions for Reducing Plastic Use and Pollution

Hilary Ong, Cassandra L. Thiel, Hardeep Singh

2024JAMA19 citationsDOI

Abstract

This Viewpoint proposes a comprehensive sociotechnical approach spanning the entire plastics life cycle to reduce plastic use and pollution in health care.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineSociotechnical systemPlastic pollutionPollutionHealth careRisk analysis (engineering)Environmental planningEnvironmental healthEconomic growthEnvironmental scienceManagementEconomicsEcologyBiologyHealthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution
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