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Did you know that the disposable doctors clothes are made of plastic fabric?
The masks and white coats doctors wear are made of plastic, because plastic is an antiseptic barrier, it is light, inexpensive, long-lasting, transparent, and compatible with other materials.
Many surgical instruments, containers, and packages used in health centres are also plastic.
In Spain alone, plastic consumption in the medical industry is estimated at over 40 thousand tons a year. Which means that for each patient's treatment, consultation, or cure an average of nearly 1 kilogram of plastic is used.
According to Spain's National Association of Cardiologists, 125,000 people in Spain enjoy a better quality of life thanks to pacemakers made with polymeric materials.
