The impact on life cycle carbon footprint of converting from disposable to reusable sharps containers in a large US hospital geographically distant from manufacturing and processing facilities

BACKGROUND: Sustainable purchasing can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at healthcare facilities (HCF). A previous study found that converting from disposable to reusable sharps containers (DSC, RSC) reduced sharps waste stream GHG by 84% but found transport distances impacted significantly on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: McPherson, Brett, Sharip, Mihray, Grimmond, Terry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2019
Materias:
Climate Change Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30809428
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6204

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30809428
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6204

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