Baxter completes first phase of IV bag recycling program pilot

Baxter announced the completion of the first phase of its intravenous, or IV, bag recycling program pilot. Launched in conjunction with Northwestern Medicine, a premier integrated academic health system in Chicago, more than six tons of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, IV bag waste, enough to cross the city of Chicago if bags were laid end-to-end – has been successfully diverted from landfill to be recycled for a useful second life. This program is the first of its kind to launch in the U.S.