Environmental Challenges and Green Solutions in Medical Injection Molding
Medical injection molding, as the core process in the manufacturing of modern medical equipment, produces billions of critical components such as syringes, catheters, and implants every year. However, the annual global waste of about 16 billion plastic syringes and 15 billion masks, along with the widespread penetration of medical plastics in oceans, soil, and even human tissues, reveals the severe environmental challenges faced by this industry.