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PPE supplied to the NHS during COVID-19 pandemic poses challenge to the environment – EurekAlert
A new study shows the carbon footprint of personal protective equipment (PPE) provided to health and social care staff in England during the first six months of…
According to a new study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the carbon footprint of personal protective equipment (PPE) provided to health and social care staff in England during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic was equivalent to flying from London to New York 244 times every day. The good news is that adopting a range of strategies including increased UK manufacture, reusing and recycling could reduce the environmental impact of PPE dramatically while maintaining…
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