See the blue table? It's made from used and faulty face masks!
A company in Wales uses a specialized machine to melt and compress the face masks.
@DHamamdjian visited the factory for @CTVNationalNews last month: https://t.co/RVllBKO7WE
5 @NHSuk hospitals have installed machines developed by @TCG_LTD which turns single use PPE materials into re-usable plastic blocks that are then made into new products. A great move for the #circulareconomy
Read the full @SkyNews article https://t.co/FG872uNMlC
#Recycling
A small Welsh company is using a specialized machine to melt and compress used or faulty face masks.
In tonight's @CTVNationalNews, @DHamamdjian looks at the machine that converts masks into rectangular blocks which can be turned into school chairs, toolboxes, and more.
Clinical Launches & Developments :
~@TivicHealth sinus pain relief device expanded use for common cold #flu
~@Osso_VR expanding #modules to include #endoscopy & other specialities
~Wales-based, @TCG_LTD develops PPE waste device #recycling
https://t.co/ZHjNMgXcXD
Face Masks: 2020 changed the landscape in so many ways. Following covid, we innovated Sterimelt to thermally densify single use disposable surgical face masks into blocks that can be recovered for recycling. #AWID2021#FaceMaskRecycling#SustainableSolutions#covid#innovation
Thermal compaction technology developed by @TCG_LTD in #Wales is set to help reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by hospitals in the Netherlands.
Read the full story here >> https://t.co/WNwgiAcdRI
#WelshExport#WelshTechnology
These plastic blocks are made out of used PPE 😷
The specialist thermal heating machines which convert waste into these reusable blocks have now been installed in five NHS hospitals
#DailyClimateShow
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