The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) is making progress with its goal of getting South African healthcare facilities to separate and recycle non-hazardous waste made from polyvinyl chloride, according to an article on the Engineering News website.
SAVA estimates that more than 40 percent of all plastic-based disposable medical devices used in hospitals are made from PVC.
SAVA started researching the concept of “practicing green health” in 2010, but their proposals and calls to recycle waste from hospitals were met with lukewarm enthusiasm at the time.
Now, five leading hospitals are participating in SAVA’s pilot project, and SAVA is optimistic that they will be able to add another ten hospitals to their list early next year.
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