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Green Nephrology: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle in the Dialysis Unit Case Studies and How-to Guides
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Background Healthcare produces vast quantities of waste. In the 12 months from April 2005, the NHS generated over 400 thousand tonnes of waste, of which 29% was clinical waste. This is equivalent to over 5kg of waste per patient per day. The disposal of this waste costs the NHS around £73 million pounds a year. It seems likely that kidney care contributes significantly to the production of this waste. Dialysis remains the most common treatment for end-stage renal disease, and the increase in its availability has been supported by single use, pre-packaged products. These generate a lot of packaging waste and then mainly become clinical waste, limiting the potential for recycling. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://networks.sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/file/9489/download?token=s2TyVeMn |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
