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Has anyone really put serious pressure on big pharma to be more earth-friendly? Or is it always OUR responsibility (and blame)? How is it ok that pharma chemicals are toxic to the planet, yet people are literally consuming the chemicals they produce? Why is pharma easing itself into vitamin and supplement production? Are there going to be future regulations? Pharma is getting much too big and dangerous for the well-being of society & the planet.
Monday morning thoughts.
RNZEnvironmental cost of healthcare's 'secret' toxic wasteMedics and chemical engineers are calling for safe and effective disposal of hospital waste. Anaesthetic gas alone rivals the carbon footprint of long haul flights, with emissions from a single hospital in New Zealand equaling five hundred return flights between Auckland and London. Kathryn Ryan speaks with Dr Rob Burrell and Associate Professor Dr Saeid Baroutian, who are calling for improved monitoring and the investment in technology to properly dispose of toxic hospital waste. Dr Rob Burrell is an anaesthetist and part of a team at Middlemore Hospital that reduced the hospital's carbon footprint by more than 20 percent over five years. Associate Professor Dr Saeid Baroutian is a Chemical Engineer who leads the University of Auckland's Waste and Resource Recovery Research Group.