RecoMed scheme now implemented at 7 different hospitals

18th April 2016

The BPF, working in conjunction with Axion Consulting, is pleased to announce that their PVC take-back scheme is now operational    in 7 hospitals. 

RecoMed, a project funded by VinylPlus, is a collection scheme that helps to recycle clean PVC medical waste and items collected include IV solution bags; nasal cannulas; oxygen tubes; anaesthetic masks and oxygen masks.

By collecting these items, the scheme helps avoid certain medical devices unnecessarily ending up in clinical waste, which would otherwise be sent for incineration. Instead these items are recycled into products for the horticultural industry, such as tree ties, promoting a circular economy and reducing waste in this sector.

As of March 2016, the scheme has recycled over 830kg of PVC medical waste and now operates at 7 sites. Further to this, the scheme has now produced a promotional video explaining what it involves and how it is implemented. You can view the video by visiting the BPF RecoMed webpage at https://www.bpf.co.uk/recomed.aspx

For further information on RecoMed, contact Matt Davies at [email protected] or on +44(0) 207 457 5048, or Robert Russell of Axion Consulting at [email protected] or on +44(0) 161 871 0567.

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Notes for editors:

VinylPlus is the voluntary sustainable development programme of the European PVC industry. It aims at creating a long-term sustainability framework for the entire PVC value chain. The regional scope of our 10-year programme is the EU-28 plus Norway and Switzerland.

The British Plastics federation (BPF) is the UK trade association for the plastics industry – representing the whole supply chain including polymer producers, distributors, additives suppliers, machinery manufacturers, processors and recyclers.

Axion Consulting, part of the Axion Group, develops and evaluates novel resource recovery processes, tests and operates innovative recyclable collection systems as well as offering business planning and financial analysis.

It can supply the expertise, knowledge and necessary skills to implement projects in the Circular Economy sector, with a specific focus on working with supply chains to deliver successful outcomes, which are both environmentally sound and economically viable.