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van Straten, Bart (author), Ligtelijn, S. (author), Droog, L.Y.A. (author), Putman, E. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Sperna Weiland, N.H. (author), Horeman, T. (author)The Covid-19 pandemic led to threatening shortages in healthcare of medical products such as face masks. Due to this major impact on our healthcare society an initiative was conducted between March and July 2020 for reprocessing of face masks from 19 different hospitals. This exceptional opportunity was used to study the costs impact and the...journal article 2021
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van Straten, Bart (author), Dankelman, J. (author), van der Eijk, A. (author), Horeman, T. (author)The Circular Economy faces a growing interest. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of a circular approach towards reusing discarded hospital instruments and stainless steel waste. Secondary, this study aims to identify if any cost savings can be realized by following a circular instrument repair and recycling approach....journal article 2021