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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019
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| 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 |