Recycled Medical Equipment
You’ve heard the green mantra: REduce, REuse, REcycle. Implement all of those actions in the order listed and our landfills will get RElief. I’d always assumed that medical items follow a different set of rules; modern medical practices dictate use once, eliminate the possibility of infection.
There’s an exception to every rule, and it turns out that some kinds of medical items can and should be reused. Those crutches you used for three weeks? Someone else your height can use them. Canes, wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, etc. are all candidates for recycling. A non-profit company called Home Cares in San Rafael, CA collects and redistributes medical equipment for free to people in need. They accept surplus medical equipment from both individuals and heath-care agencies. Their efforts keep reusable medical equipment out of the landfill while helping people with heath issues.
For more information about Home Cares, read the newspaper article here:
http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_8292384
To contact Home Cares, call 415.388-8198