engagement | After Single Use

Green and blue plastic materials from medical devices and PPE and laid out on a white table.

The risks of single-use medical plastics on human and environmental health at the EDCMA SoMA 2026

Millie Marriott Webb presented research on the human and environmental impacts of single-use medical plastics at the student-led SoMA 2026 Medical Anthropology and the Technocene conference.

A researcher lays out the different white and blue materials found in a gown and mask on a grey floor.

12 May 2026

After the Single Use partners with NOBA on international artist residencies

After the Single Use is collaborating with NOBA, Norway’s first permanent BioArt platform, to develop a series of international artist residencies exploring healthcare plastics, waste, and circular healthcare systems.

An A3 poster adverting a plastic speculum that has a cut out magazine doctor with a satirical headline.

“Tinged with a Feminine Pink": Adverts, Art and Greenwashing

Blog posts

At our Edinburgh workshop, researchers turned frustrations with single-use plastics into satirical adverts, using humour and art to expose hidden harms and greenwashing in healthcare.

After the Single Use collaborators discuss the ethics of engagement.

Ethical Reflections on Researching Medical Waste

Blog posts

How do we ethically research medical plastic waste in hospitals, waste sites, and communities while respecting privacy, avoiding harm, and fostering collaborative, non-exploitative relationships?

Professor Anne Kveim Lie talking in an academic setting with three figures in the background.

01 Jun 2025

Norwegian health publication ‘Dagens Medisin’ feature After the Single Use

Anne Kveim Lie spoke to Norwegian health publication ‘Dagens Medisin’ about disposable medical equipment, healthcare waste, and the growing need for systemic change.

A healthcare professional and a child and adult are at a table in a hospital setting.

Introductions at the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting

Presentations

Dani Farrow presented After the Single Use to healthcare stakeholders at the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting.

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