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A prescription for change: Rethinking plastics use in healthcare to reduce waste, greenhouse gas emissions and costs | North America focus

Sustainable business and solutions | Innovation including research | Pollution, environmental and human health

Join us for the European launch of A Prescription for Change: Rethinking plastics use in healthcare to reduce waste, greenhouse gas emissions and costs, a forthcoming new report from Systemiq and Eunomia. This first-of-its-kind analysis quantifies the environmental and financial impacts of seven high-volume single-use healthcare plastic categories across Europe and North America.

  • Date (DD-MM-YYYY)

    01-10-2025

  • Time (GMT/BST)

    13:00 - 14:00

  • Cost

    Free

  • Education type

    Virtual

  • CPD subtype

    Scheduled

Description

This 60-minute webinar, co-hosted with Healthcare Without Harm (HCWH) and Practice Greenhealth, will feature key findings from the report alongside a panel discussion with leaders from across the US healthcare value chain. Speakers will explore actionable solutions, from reduction, reuse and recycling to procurement reform and regulatory change, backed by real-world case studies. 

This webinar is open to anyone working to advance sustainability in North American healthcare – including procurement teams, sustainability leads, clinicians, suppliers, policymakers, and waste managers – and will provide practical insights on how to align healthcare plastics use with climate targets, resource efficiency, and patient safety.

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