title: Environment, cost concerns spur new interest in reusables.
abstract: Disposable linens have blanketed the hospital market since the 1970s, but reusable products are attracting renewed interest. Sparking the reassessment are elevated costs of medical-waste disposal, innovations in recycled linens and blossoming environmental concerns.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Wagner
mesh_terms: D001512:Bedding and Linens / Q000592:standards*; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States