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hospitals. The negative side-effect of this success has been growing amounts of hospital plastic waste. We believe recycling is part of the solution. Fortunately, the most used plastic in healthcare is also the most recyclable plastic, and we therefore urge hospitals to start their recycling activities with PVC.”
Addressing the objection to traditional plasticis- ers used in PVC, Hansen said: “For almost all applications, alternative plasticisers for PVC are available and are being used. Four of these are now included in the European Pharmacopeia, which sets the safety and quality guidelines for medical products in Europe and beyond.” But the war on PVC continues, with a paper published by European NGO Health Care Without Harm urging EU policymakers to phase out PVC use entirely. Hansen said: “The paper contains so many errors that we must urge European policy- makers and hospitals to disregard it. Many hospi- tals around Europe are currently investigating how to implement circular initiatives for their plastic waste. Paradoxically, if they decide to follow the recommendations from NGOs, hospitals will do more harm than good for the environment.”
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He said: “When I started in the PVC industry more than 25 years ago, Greenpeace rightly pointed to issues related to PVC and its additives. With scientifi- cally based arguments, Greenpeace succeeded in influencing policymakers to regulate, and industry to invest and innovate. Today’s NGOs, as seen in the present paper, unfortunately do not employ the same scientific rigour when it comes to PVC.” With restrictions on events easing in 2021, the
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