Explore the creation of a 110-meter mural at Fann Hospital, Dakar, a collaborative initiative between the AtSU project, ENAMC students, and local artists. This report details how participatory art was used to translate research on biomedical waste into a powerful public awareness tool, fostering dialogue on health and environmental sustainability.

Jeremy Greene’s Sustainabil-ID presentation traced the historical rise of single-use plastics in healthcare and the emergence of incineration as a dominant approach to medical waste.

Alice Street, Mary McPoland, Claire Lindsay and Maiwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas examined how plastic cassette housing became standard in lateral flow testing—and the histories that challenge its apparent necessity.

Dani Farrow traced how the loss of hospital sterilisation infrastructure has locked Scottish healthcare into dependence on single-use plastics.

Andrea Azizi Kifyasi examined how HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns expanded the use of disposable products while creating new waste-management pressures in Tanzania.