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Can the medical industry reduce its staggering carbon footprint?
Manage episode 436763913 series 2930271
From massive amounts of energy usage in hospitals, nursing homes and clinics to single use plastics for medical supplies, the medical industry's carbon footprint beats that of shipping or aviation. But how do you save lives and save the planet too? Jack Board and Liling Tan break it down.
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Chapters
1. Can the medical industry reduce its staggering carbon footprint? (00:00:00)
2. McDonald’s called out for single satchet waste (00:02:34)
3. The rate of global medical waste (00:07:25)
4. isposables and energy use in healthcare (00:10:14)
5. Climate quiz (00:15:19)
101 episodes
Manage episode 436763913 series 2930271
From massive amounts of energy usage in hospitals, nursing homes and clinics to single use plastics for medical supplies, the medical industry's carbon footprint beats that of shipping or aviation. But how do you save lives and save the planet too? Jack Board and Liling Tan break it down.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Can the medical industry reduce its staggering carbon footprint? (00:00:00)
2. McDonald’s called out for single satchet waste (00:02:34)
3. The rate of global medical waste (00:07:25)
4. isposables and energy use in healthcare (00:10:14)
5. Climate quiz (00:15:19)
101 episodes
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