Closed Loop Take-Back for Single Use Bronchoscopes — Solved.

Get single use bronchoscopes back, recover optical components, electronic components & polymer housing, and meet compliance across global markets — without operational headaches.


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Recycling solutions for Single Use Bronchoscopes

Single use bronchoscopes have transformed respiratory diagnostics by eliminating cross-contamination risks, but their disposal creates significant medical waste. With growing healthcare volumes and stricter regulations, hospitals need sustainable solutions to manage these complex optical devices while maintaining sterility standards and recovering valuable materials like rare earth elements from imaging components.

With Resourcify, manufacturers can run compliant take-back programs that:

Recover high-value materials
Reduce disposal costs and material purchasing costs by up to 35%
Meet regulation obligations with audit-grade reporting

What's Inside a Single Use Bronchoscope?

Most bronchoscopes are compact, but material-rich. A typical unit contains:

Optical Components
25%
Fiber optic cables, lenses, and imaging sensors with rare earth elements
Electronic Components
18%
LED lights, camera sensors, and circuit boards
Polymer Housing
45%
High-grade medical plastics including polycarbonate and ABS
Metal Components
8%
Stainless steel structural parts and connectors
Cables & Wiring
3%
Copper wiring and insulation materials
Other
1%
Adhesives, labels, and packaging materials

This composition, especially the optical components and electronic components, makes single use bronchoscopes ideal candidates for structured take-back programs.

Single Use Bronchoscope Recycling Process: Step by Step

Recycling sounds simple — doing it consistently and compliantly across regions is complex. Resourcify sets up and runs scalable take-back programs worldwide, connecting companies, processors, dismantlers, logistics and recyclers in one platform.

Medical Waste Processing

Certified medical waste handling and sterilization to eliminate contamination risks before material processing

Component Disassembly

Careful separation of optical, electronic, and plastic components using specialized medical device teardown protocols

Optical Recovery

Recovery of rare earth elements and precious materials from imaging sensors and fiber optic components

Electronics Processing

WEEE-compliant processing of circuit boards and LED components to extract valuable metals and semiconductors

Polymer Separation

Sorting and cleaning of medical-grade plastics for reprocessing into new medical or industrial applications

Material Refinement

Final processing into market-ready recycled materials meeting medical industry quality standards

Total Recovery / Year
0
Market value of materials

Value Beyond Materials

Access to materials
secure supply chain
Lower material costs
save big money
Sell more products
brand differentiation

About Resourcify

We help some of the world's largest companies close the loop on products and materials, getting them back at end of life for remanufacturing, recycling, and reusing. We provide the digital infrastructure and certified network to design, run, and scale global take-back programs:

Get Your Materials Back

High recycling rates

• Verified recovery streams
• Digital certificates
• Full chain-of-custody

Reduce Raw Material costs

Access secondary materials

• Buy-back or credit models
• Offset virgin input costs
• Price transparency

Scale Without Complexity

One platform, all stakeholders

• SLA monitoring
• Partner playbooks
• Exception handling built-in

👉 Whether you're launching a pilot or scaling across 30+ markets, Resourcify simplifies the complexity so you can focus on your products.

Go Circular with Single Use Bronchoscopes Today

Don't wait for your competitors to turn waste into profit & compliance advantage.

Recycle
single use bronchoscopes
Eligible Participants
These products can be recycled through manufacturer supported take-back programs. Contact us to find out more.
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The Resourcify platform solutions are available in 15+ countries.

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