Medical waste is trending upwards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Medical waste is trending upwards during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many new challenges for hospitals. Maintaining sustainability has become one of those issues considering there is more generation of plastics like disposable masks and COVID-19 tests. University Hospitals says they are trying different ways to mitigate the increase in waste. Our reporter Chris Abreu can speak more on the struggles of recycling and disposing of medical waste.

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