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Archive >  Going Green 2009

How Vendors Are Going Green

Medical suppliers and device makers are changing their ways in response to the healthcare industry's growing environmental awareness.

Irene Tsikitas, Associate Editor

Look around your ORs at all the equipment and supplies you use each day. Every item, from the lights and monitors to the gowns and IV bags, has its own environmental footprint, from design and manufacture to use and disposal. Sometimes it's easy to spot a "green" product by such telltale signs as the recycling symbol or Energy Star rating. But what you may not realize is that many surgical vendors are taking steps to reduce the environmental impact of their products and services in ways you, their customers, can't see. They're doing so by adopting more sustainable design, manufacturing, distribution and waste management practices.

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