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Shannon Lynch, a research student at RMIT university, has developed disposable equipment related to personal protective equipment kits to ensure the concrete is developed stronger. Moreover, the student is a part of the University’s School of Engineering team, which is responsible for recycling different types of PPE kits, namely the isolation gown, rubber glove and face masks developed into concrete. According to the student, they have developed a circular economy-based approach to ensure the challenges related to health care waste. Besides, it is estimated that around 55000 tons of waste related to PPE are developed on a regular basis.

Accordingly, the requirement to address the problems such as wastage caused and improper waste disposal has led to the inspiration for the development of different measures to ensure that waste management to be conducted in an effective manner. For the most part, seeking smart solutions for project completion has also become important.

Speaking of Kilmartin Lynch, he is a bachelor of engineering from RMIT university prior to applying for the post of Vice-chancellor for the pre-doctor fellowship. Accordingly to the research conducted in this field of PPE studies, it was found that when concrete was incorporated into PPE kits, its rubber gloves had their strength enhanced by 22%, and the isolation gown had its bending strength enhanced by 21% and compressive strength by 15%. At the same time, the face mask had its strength enhanced to 17%. The research team is currently working on a collaboration with various medical institutes and construction industries for further development of their research work.