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Reprocessing works. The proof is in the practice. Decades of peer reviewed research and life cycle analyses show that regulated “single-use” device (SUD) reprocessing cuts costs, waste, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from healthcare supply chains. But hospital experience is the proof—and case studies tell their stories. Case studies move beyond projections

How do we know reprocessed devices are better for the climate? Many healthcare workers want their employers to take action on climate change, recognizing a moral imperative to promote patient, public, and planetary health alike. As part of their effort to fulfill this imperative, thousands of hospitals in over a dozen countries choose

Researchers and Regulators Endorse Reprocessing “[The] volume of products thrown away after a single use - from tourniquets and scissors to high-tech electronics - should concern all of us. We can no longer accept this as normal practice...By shifting to circular methods [including reprocessing], we can keep our resources as close as

Climate change is a public health issue that threatens all of us. Water and air pollution increase, leading to more chronic respiratory disease, such as asthma. Increased temperatures due to climate change lead to increased ground-level ozone, which cause airway inflammation and damages lung tissue. That hospitals are a leading cause of climate change producing emissions should be a call to action to all healthcare workers to reduce waste and lower emissions.