PVCMED ALLIANCE
ABOUT THIS SERVICE...
PVCMed Alliance is The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers’ value chain platform, which seeks to raise awareness and promote informed decisions about the use of PVC in healthcare.
Established in 2012, PVCMed Alliance represents all parts of the PVC medical industry chain, namely resin and plasticiser producers and PVC converters.
Plastic-based medical devices are key to successful patient treatment, and every day, all around the world, millions of single-use devices are thrown away. PVC is the most used polymer for medical devices and is known for its unique recyclability. So far, medical plastics have not been part of the recycling discussion, but this is about to change thanks to British hospitals specifically.
The vision that informs PVCMed Alliance’s work is of a healthcare environment that best benefits patients and healthcare professionals. Such an environment offers the finest PVC-based products and applications with the required properties and excellence needed to provide top-quality healthcare while being environmentally sustainable.
www.pvcmed.org
The potential for medical devices recycling is huge. In the UK alone, more than 8 million anaesthetics are performed each year. By recycling medical devices, hospitals can contribute to substantial carbon and energy savings: every kilo of recycled PVC replaces the same amount on the market, and for each kilo of PVC recycled, two kilos of CO2 are saved. Further, recycled PVC’s primary energy demand is up to 90% lower than virgin PVC production. At the same time, hospitals can save money on waste management by sorting out devices for recycling rather than sending them to costly waste treatment.
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