Mölnlycke Partners in Medical Plastic Waste Recycling Project with Sabic
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SABIC and Zuyderland Medical Center, in partnership with several other companies, conducted a successful pilot recycling non-contaminated medical plastic waste. The program collected plastic waste from the medical center starting in June 2024, which SABIC then converted into certified circular polyethylene, used to produce new medical packaging.
Key takeaways
- Chemical manufacturer SABIC and Zuyderland Medical Center in the Netherlands, in collaboration with Mölnlycke Health Care, Coveris, ACE, and Artivion, have successfully completed a pilot program to recycle non-contaminated medical plastic waste into new packaging materials
- The project, consisting of two pilot initiatives, demonstrated the feasibility of collecting plastic waste from hospitals and repurposing it for the production of medical packaging
- Since June 2024, Zuyderland Medical Center has collected non-patient-contact plastic, which SABIC then transforms using advanced pyrolysis
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