Medical waste to shoes

Shoes from medical waste

More than 25 000 pupils from around the country are set to receive a brand new pair of school shoes this year – made completely of recycled health care waste products. A partnership between Netcare and Adcock Ingram Critical Care aptly named the My Walk initiative is turning used, uncontaminated PVC intravenous drip bags, oxygen masks and associated tubing into shiny new school shoes, made from 100% recycled material. This month, 1 300 primary school pupils from Chivirikani Primary School in Katlehong, southeast of Johannesburg, received the first batch of brand new recyclable school shoes.