According to Healthcare Without Harm, U.S. hospitals discard over 2 million tons of medical waste each year, with a portion of that waste being unused, surplus medical supplies.
MedShare's recovery efforts save thousands of pounds of surplus medical supplies and equipment from landfills and incinerators that, for various regulatory reasons, hospitals and medical companies must discard. We accept donations of unused, unexpired medical surplus supplies and used biomedical equipment through our hospital recovery program and corporate product donations.
MedShare works with hospitals in Metro Atlanta and Northern California to set up recovery programs, so the hospital staff can efficiently recycle their surplus medical supplies. The program includes:
A large portion of MedShare's medical products come from medical manufacturers and distributors. We often recover products that:
To make a donation of surplus medical supplies or equipment, or to request further information, please fill out the following form here.
The following are guidelines detailing the medical supplies and biomedical equipment that MedShare accepts.
**MedShare does not accept pharmaceuticals. To view a list of organizations that do accept pharmaceutical donations, click here.
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According to Healthcare Without Harm, U.S. hospitals discard over 2 million tons of medical waste each year, with a portion of that waste being unused, surplus medical supplies.
You can help us bridge the gap between surplus and need, and improve the environment in the process.
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