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Facilitated by Professor Stefanie Feih<\/a> (Griffith University)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Renae McBrien<\/a>\u00a0(Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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CODE GREEN \u2013 Tackling the impact of single use plastic in the health care sector<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Plastics comprise up to a third of hospitals\u2019 general waste and 40-60% of the clinical waste streams. Modern healthcare has a critical reliance on single use plastic and ultimately generates a largescale waste problem within any hospital, with a significant portion missing the opportunity to be segregated and captured into recycling. There is little understanding of the lifecycle of medical plastics, with no labelling, plastic identification or product stewardship to support a circular economy in Australia. Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital (QCH) delivers national leadership on sustainable management of medical plastics. The QCH have eliminated over 1 million pieces of single use plastic from their health care service and have developed clinical pathways to segregate and recycle plastics from critical care areas. The QCH Operating theatres have delivered a 40% reduction in landfill since introducing plastic recycling in theatres. QCH now segregate 1100L of clean, repeatable plastic every day which represents potential value and feed stock to the recycling and manufacturing industries. These initiatives will contribute to solving Australia\u2019s plastic waste problem and advancing the sustainability of plastic use in healthcare.<\/p>\n\n

02_D1S3_A-3_CODE_Green_McBRIEN<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Dr Trevor Thornton<\/a>\u00a0(Deakin University)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Plastic waste in healthcare: what is happening internationally \u2013 how and why<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Measurement of plastics used in healthcare generally only considers what is used in healthcare facilities \u2013 not what is generated from what could be termed domestic use (including hospital in the home services). In addition, a large percentage of plastics in healthcare are \u201csoft plastics that result from the packaging of the actual equipment that is not generally considered in the quest for reductions in plastic usage.<\/p>\n\n

Strategies advocated and implemented internationally will be considered as options that should be adopted in Australia to reduce the total type and quantity of plastics used in healthcare. The learnings will be considered as to how we can implement them. The flow on will be reductions in the domestic generation and greater awareness to the community of what can be achieved.<\/p>\n\n

03_D1S3_A-2_Plastic waste_healthcare_Internationally_THORNTON<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Helen Jarman<\/a>\u00a0(Medcycle)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Closing the loop: Medcycle\u2019s roadmap for effective plastic recycling in healthcare<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Current hospital waste management systems face significant challenges in achieving effective recycling outcomes for plastics in healthcare settings. These challenges include inadequate segregation of recyclable plastics, contamination of waste streams, lack of standardised protocols, and insufficient awareness and training among healthcare staff.<\/p>\n\n

04_D1S3_A-2_Closing the Loop \u2013 Medcycle\u2019s Roadmap_JARMAN<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Dr Leonie Walsh<\/a>\u00a0(Solving Plastic Waste CRC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Medical waste: challenges and missed opportunities<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

Delivery of healthcare requires a broad range of treatment options both in the hospital and in the home. The nature of the treatments and risk of infection has resulted in practices that depend on \u00a0single use of many of the treatment materials with many of these materials being made from single use plastics As a result the healthcare industry is a significant contributor to plastic waste generation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

05_D1S3_A-2_Medical waste_challenge_opport_WALSH<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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