Companies like Medline, Philips, and Siemens Healthineers have all begun to market refurbished medical devices which both makes devices less expensive and reduces the medical industry’s enormous impact on the environment. The environmental impacts of many industries have been shown to disproportionately affect people living in poverty, and the medical device industry is no exception. From the sourcing of raw materials to pollution generated throughout manufacturing processes, the environmental damage wrought by the production of single-use medical devices should be addressed. Medgadget provides a more comprehensive report on the economics of refurbished medical equipment.