We know that the COVID-19 pandemic caused an urgent global focus on public health, however what were the costs to our planet? This episode aims to uncover the masked environmental costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, delving into the overlooked costs and the surge in medical plastic pollution. This podcast looks into how these single-use plastics, such as PPE, impacted our environment. The risks of future pandemics and what is being currently underway to improve sustainability in healthcare.  

Host: Charlotte Harris 

Guests: Guy Gillott and Zephan Griggs 

Editor: Emily Highett  

Researchers and Script Writers: Emily Highett, Guy Gillot, Charlotte Harris, Zephan Griggs, Songyu Jinang  

This episode is part of the Student Takeover Season on the Meliora Podcast and is a group project from the University of Southampton UOSM2043 Global Sustainability Challenges module.