Healthcare Plastics Recycling News

May 22, 2017

Case Study: Recycling at Gundersen Health System

How walking in staff’s shoes and keeping space in mind led to program success for the Gundersen Health System team.

Mar 17, 2017

Healthcare Beyond “Take, Make, Dispose”: Why Your Organization Should Consider HPRC Membership

Work with industry-leading peers to develop real-world tools and projects exploring various approaches to healthcare plastics recycling acro

Mar 15, 2017

Event: Healthcare Plastics Recycling: It's Not All Rainbows and Unicorns

Register now for HPRC's Preconference Workshop at CleanMed on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Minneapolis Conventio

Feb 13, 2017

Peylina Chu Succeeds Tod Christenson as HPRC’s Executive Director

HPRC formally announced today that Peylina Chu has accepted the role of Executive Director, succeeding Tod Christenson.

Feb 1, 2017

Goodwill: The Unsung Hero of Healthcare Plastics Recycling

Goodwill is helping to reduce hospital plastics landfilling through partnerships like the one between Kaiser Permanente and Goodwill Souther

Jan 13, 2017

Upcoming Webinar to Present Results of the Chicago Regional Recycling Project

At a webinar on January 23rd at 1:00 EST, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and HPRC will share the findings of the Chicago...

Jan 1, 2017

Meet HPRC Member Monica Torres from Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Monica Torres is Baxter's Corporate Manager, Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability, leading material efficiency projects for

Oct 25, 2016

Is Innovation the Key to Successful Healthcare Plastics Recycling?

In late September, HPRC convened its fall meeting in California, kindly hosted by Kaiser Permanente and Goodwill Industries.

Oct 5, 2016

HPRC Workshop Held to Explore Applying Circular Economy Principles to Healthcare Plastics in the Eur

HPRC convened a workshop today in the UK to begin dialogue on how circular economy thinking could be applied to healthcare plastics in Europ

Sep 15, 2016

Why Design for Recycling Matters in Healthcare and What You Can Do About It

Design considerations to improve recovery and recycling of healthcare plastics are important--here are 6 tips for increasing the recyclabili

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Sonoco Healthcare, Sartorius, Sterimed and Freepoint Eco-Systems Join HPRC

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council Publishes White Paper on Advanced Recycling Technologies

Sonoco Healthcare Joins HPRC

Closed Loop Partners Releases Data Map, Shows Significant Opportunity to Recapture Plastic Waste

Remington Medical Joins HPRC

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