In-house glove recycling : Eliminating a waste stream with a circular approach
Background. Between 2012 and 2017 the plastic supply in Sweden increased by almost 400000 metric tons. In 2017, the hospitals in Sweden contributed to 4550 metric tons of plastic waste, disposable gloves counted for 2100 metric tons, which is 358 million disposable gloves. The majority made in other...
Main Authors: | Sjöberg, Axel, Olsson Stjernberg, Johan |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för maskinteknik
2020
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-19660 |
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