RecoMed

RecoMed UK - About

RecoMed is a PVC take-back scheme currently being implemented at 36 different NHS hospitals across Britain (as of November 2019). The scheme involves the collection of used PVC medical devices including nasal cannulas; oxygen tubes; anaesthetic masks and oxygen masks. With around 1500 hospitals in the UK, estimates put the total tonnage of PVC waste at over 2,000 tonnes per annum - a potential avenue for significant cost savings for the NHS (currently the waste is incinerated, hazard-waste-landfilled or sterilised before landfilling) and a potential driver for the circular economy. 

The project partners, British Plastics Federation and Axion Consulting, have developed a collection scheme for the PVC medical waste, so as to limit the amount of waste and promote a more circular economy.

Collections To Date

RecoMed has collected over 21 tonnes of PVC medical waste since its inception, this is equivalent to over 713,000 mask and tube sets!

Background

For further information, please visit Axion Consulting's RecoMed Page.
Alternatively please contact Mick Claes of Axion Consulting at [email protected]  or + 44 161 426 7731