Atlanta hospitals to cut waste by 65 percent

Emory hospitals are implementing a new recycling program in the operating rooms and other patient care areas


Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) and Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, are adopting a comprehensive waste management plan, according to an article on the FacilityCare website.

The hospitals are trying to reduce with a new recycling program in the operating rooms (ORs) and other patient care areas, the article said.

Emory Healthcare and Emory University have a combined goal of diverting landfill waste by 65 percent across the system by 2015 through recycling and composting programs.

“Operating rooms create a tremendous volume of waste. Much of it is clean waste and can be recycled. Healthcare sustainability is critical, and by diverting waste from landfills, we expect to take huge strides forward in greening our campus,” Jane Duggan, MD, lead of the OR Green Team at EUHM, said in the article.

Read the article.

 

 



August 15, 2014


Topic Area: Sustainable Operations


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