# Event Details - **Event Name**: Medtech Sustainability Forum - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 17 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 am – Thu, 17 Apr, 2025 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: A Discussion on Advancing Sustainability of Medical PlasticsAbout this EventSustainability in medical device design has become an increasingly important consideration for manufacturers, decision makers and end users. It is recognized that not only are sustainable medical devices better for the environment and attractive to consumers, but they can also offer business benefits in terms of cost savings, investor attractiveness, and improved brand and competitive advantage.Plastics are a major component in many medical devices, providing the benefits of sterility, safety, durability and quality for the healthcare industry. But these often single-use plastics come with significant environmental consequences. Over 32 billion pounds of plastics were produced globally in 2020 for the healthcare industry, and it is expected that by 2025, it will grow to 48 billion pounds. The medical industry produces an estimated 1.7 million tons of plastic waste annually in the United States. This is about one-third of the waste in intensive care and anesthesia, and 30% of all healthcare waste. Conventionally, the used plastics are either disposed of in landfills or incinerated. Only a fraction of the plastic waste is recycled. This leaves a huge waste burden, much of which is uncontaminated and recyclable.Introducing sustainability into medical plastics has been a recent topic of discussion. Recycling medical plastic waste is possible if properly coordinated between the healthcare and recycling industries. New recycling technologies are being developed to increase sustainability. Moreover, the plastics used in medical applications should be designed such that recycling is possible.Join us in this discussion with global medical technology companies, medical industry stakeholders, academics and researchers in plastics engineering, subject experts and standards professionals/regulators on how new technologies and processes are being used to advance sustainability in medical plastics.Beyond the medtech sector’s primary goal of improving health outcomes, we acknowledge that preserving a healthy environment and building socially responsible value chains are essential in keeping humans in good health. The medtech industry can be at the forefront of addressing sustainable healthcare challenges, and we feel that sustainable and circular solutions are the key to addressing these issues.Session topics will include:Government Legislation Driving Advances in Sustainable and Circular Plastics and PackagingBuilding a Strong Business Case for More Sustainable Medical Plastics and Packaging for the Healthcare IndustryThe challenges of designing for Reuse, Recovery, Reprocessing and Remanufacturing of Medical Devices - Plastics and ElectronicsStartup Studio – Highlighting Innovations in Medtech SustainabilityThis event is co-presented by ACTION Innovation Network and UMass Lowell Innovation Hub. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/medtech-sustainability-forum/100001265206730389 - **Event Categories**: business, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmedtech-sustainability-forum-tickets-1265206730389 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 65, max: 80, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Boston - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: EPAM Continuum - **lat**: 42.3442714 - **long**: -71.03108820000001 - **full address**: EPAM Continuum, 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: ACTION Innovation Network (https://allevents.in/org/action-innovation-network/18487939) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/927cc205a3f1e434f92bd4db64aa57f36fc35b8f3a20fc44c418b76ba03593aa-rimg-w1050-h750-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1741393091 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/bb7a57aa3de74d3ec0e1933a34920826793ef7ec70732a1c64bdacb7320a3f38-rimg-w400-h400-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1741393091 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 17 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** EPAM Continuum, 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 65 up to 80 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** ACTION Innovation Network - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** business, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Medtech Sustainability Forum ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Medtech Sustainability Forum", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/927cc205a3f1e434f92bd4db64aa57f36fc35b8f3a20fc44c418b76ba03593aa-rimg-w1050-h750-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1741393091", "startDate": "2025-04-17", "endDate": "2025-04-17", "url": "https://allevents.in/boston/medtech-sustainability-forum/100001265206730389", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "EPAM Continuum", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "21 Drydock Avenue", "postalCode": "02210", "addressLocality": "Boston", "addressRegion": "MA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.3442714", "longitude": "-71.03108820000001" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A Discussion on Advancing Sustainability of Medical Plastics", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-03", "availabilityEnds": "2025-04-17", "validFrom": "2026-04-03", "lowPrice": "65.00", "highPrice": "80.00", "price": "65.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/boston/medtech-sustainability-forum/100001265206730389" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-03", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/boston/medtech-sustainability-forum/100001265206730389", "price": "65.00", "name": "Early bird until March 31st, General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-03", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/boston/medtech-sustainability-forum/100001265206730389", "price": "80.00", "name": "After March 31st, General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "ACTION Innovation Network", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/action-innovation-network/18487939", "description": "The ACTION Innovation Network is a collaborative network of technology business incubators and other entrepreneur support organizations. 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