Orthopedic surgery generates significant waste — single-use instrument trays, packaging materials, and unused implants represent a material environmental burden that is attracting increasing scrutiny from hospital sustainability programs and OEM ESG frameworks. Stryker's Sustainability Solutions division, which processes and re-sterilizes single-use devices and manages surgical waste, is the most commercially developed sustainability-as-business-model in orthopedics. Reusable instrument systems, recycled packaging materials, and carbon-neutral sterilization programs are emerging priorities across the leading OEMs.
Topics Covered
• Surgical Waste Generation in Orthopedics
• Single-Use Device Reprocessing
• Packaging Sustainability
• Sterilization Environmental Impact
• OEM Net Zero Commitments
• Hospital Sustainability Program Requirements
• ESG Reporting Frameworks
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Landscape Overview
3. Surgical Waste Generation in Orthopedics
4. Single-Use Device Reprocessing
5. Packaging Sustainability
6. Sterilization Environmental Impact
7. OEM Net Zero Commitments
8. Hospital Sustainability Program Requirements
9. ESG Reporting Frameworks
10. Strategic Conclusions and Recommendations
11. Appendix
List of Tables
Table 1. Overview and Key Data 2025
Table 2-8. Topic-Specific Analysis Tables
Table 2. Leading Suppliers — Strategy Assessment 2025
Table 3. Key Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Companies Profiled
Aesculap
Arthrex
DePuy Synthes
Enovis
Globus Medical
NuVasive
Smith & Nephew
Stryker
Wright Medical
Zimmer Biomet
