Healthcare Plastics: Driving a Circular Economy, Lessons Learned
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Healthcare PlasticsDriving a Circular Economy – Lessons Learned
Presented to CE100 NYC Accelerator Workshop
14 September 2016Members of
Why healthcare plastics…
• 14,000 tons per day waste
• 20-25% plastics
• 85% noninfectious
The opportunity
1,000,000 tons/year
Driving a Circular Economy – Lessons Learned 3
A Value Chain Approach
…inspire and enable…
“One hospital doesn’t generate enough bales to make a business…”
The dilemma …
Chicago Regional Demonstration Project
Driving a Circular Economy – Lessons Learned 5
Hospitals
Material Flow
Logistics Recycler Brand
Prove business viability and model circular solution
PerspectivesR2P2: Extending and Expanding Reverse Cycles
What have we learned? What can we apply?
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Perspectives
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Design & Application
Recovery & Aggregation
Re-Use
The Healthcare Plastics Value Chain
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Densification
DesignManufacturing
UseRecovery & Aggregation
Product Testing Molding
Formulation
Functional Products & Packaging
Clean Plastics
Supply Value Creation
Primary Output
Challenges in Creating Circular Solutions
Driving a Circular Economy – Lessons Learned 9
Hospital Sorting Challenges
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MRF Sorting Challenges
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Technical Challenges
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Market Challenges
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Creating New Circular Solutions
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Material Flow
Information Flow
LogisticsSupplier ManufacturerRecycler ReprocessorHospitals
HBrand
Take Aways
• Optimizing existing system provides
incremental improvements
• “Circular solutions” require participation
from all stakeholders
• Understand the economics
• Product design impacts recyclability
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Members
Healthcare Facility Advisory Board (HFAB)
Currently Engaged Stakeholders
Chicago Demonstration Project
For More Information
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Contact Peylina Chu, PE
HPRC [email protected]+1 508 490 8606www.HPRC.org
Contact John Ortiz
Director, Product [email protected]+1 541 360 5190
