Cleveland Clinic

Rethinking Regulated Medical Waste: The Shift Toward Circularity and Innovative Treatment Technologies

From hospitals to personal use at homes and the workplace, the surge in medical waste has underscored an urgent need for more sustainable approaches to handling biohazardous materials. Given that much of the world’s waste is dumped or incinerated, we must rethink our approach to medical waste—especially in the context of advancing circularity.