Reply #26: I always wondered about that when I worked in a hospital

[Rabrrrrrr]

The amount of stuff that gets thrown away is simply horrifying. All those rubber gloves, all the tubes, the needles, all the plastic pakcaging that all those things come in... simply awful. But, on the other hand, those things need to be sterilized, and I value the health of people as well. So I'm really torn about it -- and most of the stuff that's used, I don't think there's any way really to sterilize them for re-use, nor to ensure that they haven't been damaged in some way.

But hospitals, yes - a truly amazing waste of stuff. I think there has to be a better way; but I'm not sure what that way is.