Greener PPE: Inventors tackle Covid-19 plastic waste mountain

A medic collects samples from a man for Covid-19 testing.

A medic collects samples from a man for Covid-19 testing. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

What you need to know:

  • Covid-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste that is polluting the land and sea. 
  • MEDU's garments are embedded with QR technology which informs health workers, via a smart phone app, how many times an item has been washed.
  • Desai, whose story is being turned into a film by a major Indian production company, is looking to expand to Britain, the United States, Canada and Brazil.