carry, meaning there's a smaller chance of transport damage.
4
They're eco-friendly.
Blue sterilization wrap is made of dou-
ble-ply polypropylene, which takes up to 30 years to biodegrade.
Yes, you can recycle
and repurpose blue
wrap (see "Blue
Wrap Bed Rolls for
the Homeless" on
page 7), but much of
it ends up in landfills.
5
They're budg-
et-friendly.
Although the one-
time cost outlay can
be expensive, with
proper maintenance,
containers can last
for as long as 10
years. By weighing
the cost of cancelled
and delayed surgeries
due to sterile packag-
ing issues, rigid con-
tainers may represent
a significant cost sav-
ings in re-work,
rescheduling and lost
OR time. For loaners,
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