EvergreenHealth has been selected as the winner of a Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award for the sixth consecutive year, according to an article on the Bothell Reporter website.
The award recognizes environmental achievements in the healthcare sector.
EvergreenHealth was honored for continually reducing its environmental footprint and promoting sustainability. The Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes healthcare facilities that improve and expand upon their mercury elimination, waste reduction, source reduction and recycling programs.
At a minimum, facilities applying for this award must be recycling 15 percent of their total waste, have reduced regulated medical waste, be well along the way to mercury elimination and have developed other successful pollution prevention programs in many different areas.
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