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08/04/2016
Sustainable healthcare was the focus of a 1-day seminar in Gothenburg, Sweden on Tuesday. PVCMed Project Manager Ole Grøndahl Hansen spoke at the event alongside representatives from Oslo University Hospital, medical device & textile manufacturers, regions and SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.
Alternatives to classified phthalates and recycling
Presenting PVCMed Alliance to a broad Scandinavian audience, Ole Grøndahl Hansen highlighted the Alliance’s collaboration with Danish health and environmental authorities in identifying alternatives to classified phthalates, as well as the promising UK RecoMed project where oxygen masks and other non-infectious PVC medical devices are collected and recycled.
PVC is very #recyclable. @RecoMedUK pilot project recycles oxygen masks. New video online https://t.co/4WhfU65GFs pic.twitter.com/3t2kLeT71X
— PVCMed Alliance (@PVCMed) April 5, 2016
In the following Q&A, Ole Grøndahl Hansen answered questions about the use of PVC in healthcare, waste incineration and plasticisers.
The event was arranged by Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare, the West Swedish Chemistry & Materials Cluster and Business Region Gothenburg.
