Health Care Actions for Reducing Plastic Use and Pollution
Hilary Ong, Cassandra L. Thiel, Hardeep Singh
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