Going green: decreasing medical waste in a paediatric intensive care unit in the United States

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The New Bioethics 26 (2):98-110 (2020)
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The healthcare industry generates significant waste and carbon emissions that negatively impact the environment. Intensive care units are a major contributor to the production of waste, due t...

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10.1080/20502877.2020.1767916

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