The global plastic pollution crisis and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic – where billions of single-use diagnostic tests were discarded – is prompting businesses and researchers to develop new and more sustainable rapid diagnostic tests.
SciDev.NetAug 30 2024 The global plastic pollution crisis and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic – where billions of single-use diagnostic tests were discarded – is prompting businesses and researchers to develop new and more sustainable rapid diagnostic tests.
The test case is made of a plant-based material resulting from agricultural discard. The complete test, which is ready for users to buy and swab themselves, is now being sold worldwide for EUR 4.99 . “Since we entered an endemic phase , now it’s the right time to switch and for the industry to change and to make sure that if the next thing breaks out, it can be done differently,” he added.
Related StoriesAn OECD projection sees global plastic use almost tripling by 2060 from 2019 levels and growing more than sixfold in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chewing gum and fridge parts Besides Netherlands-based Okos, more and more companies and research institutions are starting to take up the challenge. British diagnostic company Abingdon Health recently partnered with London-based sustainable design consultancy Morrama to come up with plant fibre test cases for various types of rapid testing. The test should be launched on the market by the spring of 2025.
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