Now mothers can donate their personal-use, electric Medela breast pumps and Medela will recycle them. Eligible breast pumps are sent to a processing center where they are broken down and most parts are recycled appropriately. (Medela recycles the motor unit, motor housing and carrying bag.Sep 15, 2015
Your best bet would be to check in with your International Board Certified Lactation Consultant to see whether your pump can be safely donated to another lactating parent in need via Freecycle or Craigslist, or other local organizations accepting breast pump donations.
If you are done with your pump forever, selling your used breast pump – or donating it – may be an option. However, used pumps should only be reused by another individual when they are a closed system pump. If you have an open system pump, you should not sell or donate your used breast pump.Feb 15, 2020
In short, closed pumps are the only ones that can be resold. Open breast pumps can be only used by a single user and cannot be re-sold.
A Facebook spokesperson told HuffPost Canada that breast pumps are considered a medical device and therefore go against their health care policy. Those policies apply to all posts on Marketplace, Buy and Sell Groups, Shop Sections on Pages, and Instagram Shopping product posts, the spokesperson added.Jun 7, 2019
You can reuse any hard plastic breast pump accessory for a second child, such as breastshields and bottles. Just make sure they've been cleaned thoroughly. Inspect them for cracks, warping and buildup of milk residue – and replace as necessary.May 28, 2019
Breastshields,flanges, and connectors can be recycled in your regular recycle bin. Tubing needs to be thrown away in your regular trash. It cannot be recycled. Bottles, bottle necks, caps, and sealing discs can be recycled.May 9, 2019
Medela Pump In Style® maxFlow™ Technology, Closed System Quiet Portable Double Electric Breastpump, with PersonalFit Flex™ Breast Shields. Medela introduces the completely NEW Pump In Style® with innovative vacuum mechanism that combines our research-based 2-Phase Expression® technology with maxFlow ™ technology.
Like all Spectra pumps, the Spectra S2 Breast Pump is a closed system - a physical barrier between the milk and the pump ensures hygiene and motor performance.
Yes, if you purchase a second single your two breast pumps will then work with the app as a double pump.
The main difference between the Spectra pumps and the workhorse Medela Pump in Style Advanced is that the Spectra pumps have a closed system, versus an open system. An open system doesn't have a barrier between the pump mechanism and the milk collection system, while a closed system does.Feb 19, 2018
A Facebook spokeswoman says breast pumps are classed as medical items, which are banned under the site's commerce policies. Not all women need a breast pump and there are alternative options like hand expressing or hiring a breast pump for short-term needs.Jun 14, 2019