The problem of operating room trash (and a solution to it)

The sheer volume of disposable packaging for operating room equipment is actually a major environmental problem. In this video, I get an inside look at what Mt. Sinai Hospital does to reduce the environmental impact of its operating rooms.

Maggie Xiao et. al. "A Roadmap for Environmental Sustainability of Plastic Use in Anesthesia and the Perioperative Arena", Anesthesiology, 2021: https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology...

0:00 Start
0:21 Operating room trash?
2:09 The problem
4:46 A solution
5:27 Following the recycling

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