Sharpsmart Reusables vs Single-Use Containing Recycled Polymer
Summary:
What is the study?
The study compares the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of single-use sharps containers manufactured with 80% recycled polymer with Sharpsmart reusable sharps containers.
The setting for this theoretical conversion of Trusts from Sharpsmart Reusables to single-use containers containing polymer was conducted across 62 acute-care hospital Trusts in the UK based on a one-year period.
What did we learn?
To service the 62 NHS Trusts for one year in comparison to single-use sharps containers manufactured with 80% recycled polymer, Sharpsmart reusable sharps containers achieved:
- GWP reduction of 3,595 tonnes of CO2e (-86.3%)
- Elimination of production/disposal/recycling of 127.4 tonnes of cardboard
- A 45.7% reduction in labour required for sharps container exchanges
- A diversion of 1,004.5 tonnes of plastic from high-temperature incineration
“Conversion to reusable sharps containers from single-use containers with 80% recycled polymer offers NHS Trusts an opportunity to markedly reduce the GWP of their sharps waste stream permanently and immediately, without behavioral change by users.”
Authors
Let's Talk!
Your time is valuable, and we don’t want to play hard to get. You can either phone us directly on the details listed on our contact page, or feel free to fill out this short form and one of our team members will get back to you as quickly as possible.