The cataract surgery waste hiding in the trash bin
Gowned and gloved, mask in place, surgical technician Savannah Stanford prepares the operating room. She tears open plastic wrapping with a practiced pop and rip. The sound, sharp as a pistol crack, cuts through the silence before the day’s first case. Blue drapes spill over the table; syringes clatter against stainless steel. “A lot of wrappers,” she said. “A lot of plastic. Some things come in multiple plastic wrappers, not …
The cataract surgery waste hiding in the trash bin
