The ‘Sledgehammer’ Approach to Recycling Medical Plastics

Thermochemical recycling can be used to process mixed plastics from healthcare waste safely and efficiently, according to researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, where the technology was developed. Based on a steam cracking process, the technique can recycle medical waste that is currently being incinerated or ending up in landfill and convert it into new plastic products that meet the highest purity and quality requirements.