As a sleep apnea patient, I am deeply concerned about the environmental impact of my treatment. CPAP supplies are essential for millions of people like me who suffer from sleep apnea. However, countless CPAP masks, hoses, filters, and other single-use items are discarded once they have reached their useful lifespan, as there is currently no common way to recycle them. These items end up in landfills across the country, contributing to an ever-growing waste problem.

Sleep apnea patients should not have to choose between our health and the health of our planet. An estimated 8 million U.S. adults use a CPAP machine to treat sleep apnea, including President Joe Biden. Leading CPAP supply manufacturers Resmed and Philips recommend that mask cushions be replaced monthly. If each one of us follows this schedule, that's nearly 100 million mask cushions ending up in landfills every year. And that's not to mention the millions of additional hoses, filters, and other supplies that these manufacturers also recommend replacing on a routine schedule.

Most CPAP mask cushions are made of silicone, which can remain in landfills for hundreds of years. Other CPAP supplies like tubing and water chambers are made of plastics and metal and other materials that don't readily break down in landfills. 

It's time for companies making these supplies to take responsibility for their environmental footprint. We urge them to establish recycling programs that allow customers to return used CPAP supplies to be recycled instead of throwing them away.

CPAP supply recycling programs will not only reduce landfill waste but also promote a circular economy where resources are reused instead of discarded. Let's make treating sleep apnea sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Please sign this petition and join us in calling on these companies to implement recycling programs for their products immediately so we can all sleep a little more soundly.