The ECO Trio is all about minimizing the amount of waste we produce, reusing products as much as we can, and repurposing materials for a new purpose. According to the U.S. EPA, the most effective way to reduce waste is not to create it in the first place. Reduce means to cut back on the amount of trash we generate. Reuse means to find new ways to use things that otherwise would have been thrown out. Recycle means to turn something old and useless (like plastic milk jugs) into something new and useful such as picnic benches, trash cans and playground equipment. Last week’s blog taught us something about the natural world seen through the eyes of an octopus. If you missed it, click here. Once you view it you may never want to eat octopus again. This week let’s look at how all of us in healthcare and industry can contribute to a sustainable future.

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” It is over three decades since I, a former clinical social worker, started my journey with Case Medical as a medical device manufacturer and formulator of safer instrument chemistries. In fact, I had no training in engineering or material science, and I certainly didn’t know then how sustainability would become an important critical mission in the current millennia in healthcare. Recently, I was featured in an engineering textbook called, Materials and Sustainability, Building a Circular Future. I was interviewed based upon my development and advocacy for safer chemical usage and reusable materials. I got involved in sustainability simply because it made good sense. Reusable equipment should be developed for long term use, chemicals should be effective and designed to be released safely into the wastewater stream, and medical devices and chemical agents should do no harm. 

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Visit us anytime at www.casemed.com to learn more about our products and services. We are here to help. Case Medical is a U.S. EPA SAFER CHOICE Partner or the Year for Manufacturer Formulator and recognized in NJ as Innovative Manufacturer of the Year.

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