Reducing plastic waste, carbon footprint and cost: inhaler recycling at Musgrove Park Hospital

A. Dipper (Taunton, United Kingdom), L. Anning (Taunton, United Kingdom), A. Zorzi (Taunton, United Kingdom), L. Thrush (Taunton, United Kingdom), T. Schulz (Taunton, United Kingdom), D. Higbee (Taunton, United Kingdom), P. Nalwaya (Taunton, United Kingdom), A. Maidwell-Smith (Taunton, United Kingdom), J. Pepperell (Taunton, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – COPD, asthma and tuberculosis: benefits related to therapy costs
Session: COPD, asthma and tuberculosis: benefits related to therapy costs
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3158
Disease area: Airway diseases

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