Boston Scientific Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

June 19, 2019 /3BL Media/ - The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is pleased to welcome Boston Scientific, a global device manufacturer specializing in interventional medical specialties, as its newest member. Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Boston Scientific has over 20,000 employees in 40 countries dedicated to developing solutions that transform patients’ lives and help healthcare professionals provide the best care.

“We are delighted to have Boston Scientific join our efforts,” says Peylina Chu, Director of HPRC. “As an industry leader, Boston Scientific has a passion for solving the challenges that matter most, motivated by a deep caring for human life and a strong sense of corporate and environmental responsibility. They are committed to pursuing excellence through collaboration, which will make them an excellent addition to the HPRC team.”

“Within the Boston Scientific global packaging community, there is a goal to drive sustainability in all our packages, whether developing a new product or examining the complete lifecycle,” says Lindsay Smaron, R&D Packaging Engineer at Boston Scientific. “Boston Scientific is looking forward to collaborating with our HPRC peers to support increased use of recycled material, remove barriers, and explore innovative ways to educate the market on the value of healthcare plastics.”

 HPRC is engaged in projects aimed at increasing healthcare recycling from all angles, including guidance to educate recyclers on healthcare plastics, a refresh of our popular HospiCycle tool that supports hospitals looking to build or expand their programs, a mixed flexibles recyclability assessment, and a national recycler directory to help facilitate local partnerships. HPRC also recently hosted public roundtables at both CleanMed and the PLASTICS Industry Association’s Re|focus Summit.

About Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

 HPRC is a private technical coalition of industry peers across healthcare, recycling and waste management industries seeking to improve recyclability of plastic products within healthcare. HPRC is made up of brand leading and globally recognized members including Baxter, BD, DuPont, Eastman Chemical Company, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Nelipak Healthcare Packaging, Ravago Recycling Group, Boston Scientific, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. The council convenes biannually at meetings hosted by an HPRC member that regularly include stakeholder engagement events and facility tours to further learning and knowledge sharing opportunities through first-hand demonstration of best practices in sustainable product and packaging design and recycling processes. For more information, visit https://www.hprc.org/ and follow HPRC on LinkedIn.

About Boston Scientific

Boston Scientific is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. Across 100+ countries, we help providers deliver care more effectively by reducing costs, increasing efficiencies and expanding access to care in order to help more people in more places live longer, healthier lives. We go beyond our mission of transforming patient lives by investing in the future and the well-being of our employees and our planet. Our commitment to sustainability is evident in our Newsweek ranking as the 16th greenest company in the U.S. We also strive to foster a diverse and inclusive work environment and provide opportunities for our 29,000+ employees around the world to serve in their local communities. For more information, please visit http://www.bostonscientific.com.