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Desenvolvimento de Soluções Sustentáveis para Resíduos Têxteis Hospitalares
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Atualmente, as preocupações relacionadas com o consumo excessivo de recursos e com os danos causados ao meio ambiente têm aumentado significativamente, o que contrasta, de maneira marcante, com os padrões observados há alguns anos. Discutir esses fatores implica abordar conceitos como sustentabilidade, economia circular e controlo de resíduos. As instituições públicas não são exceção a essa dinâmica. O desperdício de qualquer material deve ser evitado por uma série de razões, tanto económicas, quanto ambientais.
Embora os hospitais sejam unidades operacionais distintas de outras instituições, a prestação de cuidados de saúde não pode ser utilizada como justificativa para o desinteresse na adoção de políticas de controlo de resíduos e recursos. Embora já existam diversas iniciativas voltadas para a contenção e controlo de recursos nas instituições de saúde, é cada vez mais imperativo promover a implementação dessas medidas e incentivar ações de melhoria contínua nesse contexto. Hospitais são produtores de toneladas de resíduos, incluindo resíduos têxteis que, por se classificarem como hospitalares, são eliminados sem qualquer valorização.
Foi nesse enquadramento que foram desenvolvidos têxteis que poderão ser usados em ambiente hospitalar e geriátrico, aproveitando resíduos têxteis provenientes de unidades de saúde, nomeadamente, fardamentos e têxteis provenientes das unidades dos doentes, cujo destino seria o aterro ou incineração. A investigação procurou aplicar os princípios da economia circular, criando várias estruturas têxteis a partir de resíduos de têxteis reutilizáveis e descartáveis, por meio da reciclagem mecânica e termomecânica, originando artigos que poderão ser utilizados em ambiente de prestação de cuidados, com características semelhantes aos produtos originais.
A possibilidade de reciclagem deste tipo de resíduo apresenta uma mais valia, não só para as unidades de saúde, que deixam de ter que pagar para eliminar os resíduos têxteis, mas também representa um ganho para o ambiente, transformando um material tido como um resíduo, numa matéria prima.
Currently, concerns related to the excessive consumption of resources and the damage inflicted on the environment have significantly increased, contrasting sharply with the standards observed a few years ago. Addressing these factors necessitates discussing concepts such as sustainability, circular economy, and waste control. Public institutions are not exempt from this dynamic. The waste of any material must be avoided for a variety of economic and environmental reasons. Although hospitals operate as distinct entities compared to other institutions, the provision of healthcare cannot be used as a justification for a lack of interest in adopting waste and resource control policies. While various initiatives aimed at containing and managing resources in healthcare institutions already exist, it is increasingly imperative to promote the implementation of these measures and encourage continuous improvement actions within this context. Hospitals are producers of tons of waste, including textile waste, which is classified as hospital waste and disposed of without any valorization. It is within this framework that textiles for use in hospital and geriatric settings have been developed, utilizing textile waste from healthcare units, specifically uniforms and textiles from patient wards, and disposable textiles which would otherwise end up in landfills or incineration. The research aimed to apply the principles of the circular economy, creating various textile structures from reusable textile waste through mechanical recycling, resulting in items suitable for use in care provision environments, with characteristics similar to the original products. The potential for recycling this type of waste offers advantages not only for healthcare units, which no longer have to incur costs for disposing of textile waste, but also represents an environmental benefit by transforming a material considered waste into a raw material.
Currently, concerns related to the excessive consumption of resources and the damage inflicted on the environment have significantly increased, contrasting sharply with the standards observed a few years ago. Addressing these factors necessitates discussing concepts such as sustainability, circular economy, and waste control. Public institutions are not exempt from this dynamic. The waste of any material must be avoided for a variety of economic and environmental reasons. Although hospitals operate as distinct entities compared to other institutions, the provision of healthcare cannot be used as a justification for a lack of interest in adopting waste and resource control policies. While various initiatives aimed at containing and managing resources in healthcare institutions already exist, it is increasingly imperative to promote the implementation of these measures and encourage continuous improvement actions within this context. Hospitals are producers of tons of waste, including textile waste, which is classified as hospital waste and disposed of without any valorization. It is within this framework that textiles for use in hospital and geriatric settings have been developed, utilizing textile waste from healthcare units, specifically uniforms and textiles from patient wards, and disposable textiles which would otherwise end up in landfills or incineration. The research aimed to apply the principles of the circular economy, creating various textile structures from reusable textile waste through mechanical recycling, resulting in items suitable for use in care provision environments, with characteristics similar to the original products. The potential for recycling this type of waste offers advantages not only for healthcare units, which no longer have to incur costs for disposing of textile waste, but also represents an environmental benefit by transforming a material considered waste into a raw material.
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Resíduos Têxteis Hospitalares Economia Circular Sustentabilidade Reciclagem Fiação Hospital Textile Waste Circular Economy Sustainability Recycling Spinning