环境、成本考量激发了对可重复使用物品的新兴趣。

Mod Healthc. 1990 May 14;20(19):46.

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.

自20世纪70年代以来，一次性床单一直占据着医院市场，但可重复使用的产品正重新引起人们的兴趣。医疗废物处理成本的上升、再生床单的创新以及日益凸显的环境问题引发了这一重新评估。