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An environmentally friendly alternative to single-use plastics for radiotherapy bladder preparation [PDF]

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2021
More than 60,000 plastic cups were used annually for bladder preparation in one radiotherapy centre. As an alternative, patients were provided with a specifically designed reusable water bottle, aiming to reduce waste and improve bladder filling ...
Gillian Adair Smith, Helen A. McNair, Helen Barnes   +2 more
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Popular infection prevention myths related to single-use plastics [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Pamela S. Lee, Shira Abeles, Preeti Mehrotra, Trini Mathew, Preeti Jaggi, Shreya Doshi, Vincent Hsu, Hardeep Singh   +7 more
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The evolution of life cycle assessment in the food and beverage industry: A review

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2023
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been progressively used as an tool to quantify and compare environmental impacts in the food and beverage industry. This paper reviews LCAs on single-use food and beverage plastic products from January 2000 to June 2022 ...
Takunda Y. Chitaka, Taahira Goga
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Recycling Single Use Plastics to Useful Chemical Intermediates

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2023
Polymers are extremely stable and with rising landfill costs, forthcoming extended producer responsibility tax and the drive towards a circular economy, there is an increasing need to redirect polymer waste from landfill/energy recovery towards enhanced ...
Nasser J. Alqahtani, Edidiong Asuquo, Christina Charalambous, Arthur Garforth   +3 more
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Responses of micro-crustacean, Daphnia magna, under trans-generational exposures to single-use plastic leachates

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2023
Plastic pollution is one of the most serious environmental issues worldwide. The emission of plastics to the environment is highly related to the single-use plastics and packaging.
Anh-Duc Pham, Thi-Phuong-Dung Le, Van-Tai Nguyen, Phuong-Thao Nguyen, Thanh-Son Dao   +4 more
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Recycling of medical plastics

Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research, 2021
A large amount of non-infected plastic wastes are being generated at the healthcare facilities all over the world. However, only a small fraction is recycled. Conventionally, the used plastics are either disposed in landfills or inadequately incinerated.
Blessy Joseph, Jemy James, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Sabu Thomas   +3 more
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Disposable or single-use plastics? Neither! Recyclable or reusable plastics!

eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2020
editorial
T. Czigany
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Investigating the Knowledge and Attitudes towards Plastic Pollution among the Youth in Nairobi, Kenya

Social Sciences, 2021
Kenya has made many attempts to regulate the production of single-use plastics through partial bans and the imposition of hefty taxes. Whereas government initiatives are crucial to resolving single-use plastic pollution, commitments made by youths can be
Nicholas Oguge, Francis Oremo, Salome Adhiambo   +2 more
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Effects of information provision on public attitudes toward bioplastics in Japan

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022
Bioplastics (i.e., bio-based and biodegradable plastics) are attracting attention as a sustainable alternative to conventional fossil-based plastics.
Yurina Otaki, Taisei Kyono
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Re-use of laboratory utensils reduces CO2 equivalent footprint and running costs.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Laboratory-based research is resource intensive in terms of financial costs and its carbon footprint. Research laboratories require immense amounts of energy to power equipment, as well as large volumes of materials, particularly of single-use item ...
Martin Farley, Benoit P Nicolet
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