A Scottish university has teamed up with a moulding company to create medical equipment from chewing gum scraped from the streets and old fridge components.
A Scottish university has teamed up with a moulding company to create medical equipment from old fridge parts and chewing gum scraped from the streets.
It is estimated that over four billion LFTs are manufactured every year, with around 16,000 tonnes of plastic produced globally each year for them.Prof Kersaudy-Kerhoas said that, if creating LFTs from sustainable materials becomes the new norm, carbon emissions can be cut by 30-80%. "Sustainable plastics are not the only way, there are paper-based solutions in development, but they might take a while to be produced at scale, as manufacturers will need significant investment in new production lines.
He added:"Maiwenn and her team have been passionate about reducing medical waste throughout their careers and the figures make it obvious why this is such an urgent issue.
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