Companies are investing in sanitizing PPE, keeping business open and potentially reducing medical waste

Companies are investing in sanitizing PPE, saving businesses and possibly reducing medical waste.

During the coronavirus crisis, the CDC and FDA are allowing the sanitation and reuse of PPE.

Reports of shortages of personal protective equipment have tormented coronavirus response teams throughout the outbreak. "If I can sanitize it and it still fits and performs the same form, fit and function, why not reuse it," said Michael Ingle, CEO and founder of the mattress cleaning company Clean Sleep. "We pushed to start sanitizing masks, and we're doing that now. So we were able to keep operations going and keep our employees, and, you know, expand the opportunity. Plus, we're also serving a good cause.

"When the FDA authorizes the use of the system, then they also make available the specific instructions," said Nicole McCullough, global occupational health and safety leader at 3M. "So you can imagine it's not just any UV light. You couldn't put them in a tanning bed or something. It has to be a certain light and the respirators have to be placed in there, a certain way to make sure all the surfaces receive the light.

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