使用生命周期评估方法实现医疗塑料包装的可持续废物管理
Yoora Cho1,2, Piumi Amasha Withana1,2, Jay Hyuk Rhee2,3
1Korea Biochar Research Center & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea.
Heliyon
|October 14, 2024
概括
从医疗器械中分离和回收塑料包装,与焚烧相比,大大减少了对环境的影响. 这种可持续的医院废物管理方法为环境带来了巨大的好处.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 废物管理 废物管理
- 医疗保健的可持续性 医疗保健的可持续性
背景情况:
- 医院废物管理经常错误地将未被污染的塑料包装归类为危险的.
- 焚烧是常见的处理方法,成本高昂,对环境有害.
研究的目的:
- 评估来自医疗器械的塑料包装废弃物的替代性,可持续的管理.
- 为了比较焚烧,填埋和回收的环境影响.
主要方法:
- 使用生命周期评估 (LCA) 进行比较.
- 在一个特定的医院中心分析了来自医疗器械的1公斤塑料包装废物.
- 对比了三个处置场景:危险废物焚烧,一般废物填埋场和塑料回收.
主要成果:
- 危险废物焚烧的环境影响最高.
- 垃圾填埋场对一般垃圾有很大的影响 (79.7%).
- 塑料回收利用的环境影响最低 (11.8%).
结论:
- 塑料回收利用对环境的影响远低于焚烧或垃圾填埋.
- 可持续的废物管理,包括分离和回收,对医院至关重要.
- 研究结果支持在医疗保健机构中加强环境,社会和治理 (ESG) 实践.
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