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minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoThere are tons of single-use plastic medical supplies - syringes, wrappers, etc.
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoWould you say that those things are actually really important and NEED to be made of plastic? I wonder if Aeri would account for that possibility
minus-squareAeri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours agoI’m not the ultimate authority on all things, but I’d question if these things need to be made of plastic. Syringes are made out of things like Borosilicate glass, Stainless steel, autoclaves and cases exist. It would also be way less big a deal if we just didn’t have as much plastic in general.
There are tons of single-use plastic medical supplies - syringes, wrappers, etc.
Would you say that those things are actually really important and NEED to be made of plastic? I wonder if Aeri would account for that possibility
I’m not the ultimate authority on all things, but I’d question if these things need to be made of plastic.
Syringes are made out of things like Borosilicate glass, Stainless steel, autoclaves and cases exist.
It would also be way less big a deal if we just didn’t have as much plastic in general.