Maximizing Your Hospitals Recycling Program

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Maximizing Your Hospitals Recycling Program
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Homewood Health Centre
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Agenda

• Develop and or expand your program
• Changing waste to commodity
• Getting support
• Maintaining Momentum

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Agenda

• Show some examples of
• waste diversion
• recycled materials
• helping other
• environmental initiatives

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Developing and or expanding your program

• Hospital Policy
• A Committee / Team
• Structure

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Hospital Policy statement

• Meaningful
• Senior management support
• Achievable

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Policy Statement
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Purchasing Policy

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Orientation Insert
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Senior Management Support
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Senior Management Support
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Senior Management Support
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Green Team Committee
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Green Team

• Supported by senior management
• Good leadership
• Must meet regularly
• Regular attendance

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Green Team

• Member participation / commitment
• All levels of staff
• Variety of departments / programs
• External resources

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Green Team

• How it was created

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Structure
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Structure

• Terms of reference
• Mandate
• Meetings
• Geographical areas

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Structure

• Mandate

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Structure

• Terms of reference

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Structure
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Changing waste to a commodity
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Changing waste to a commodity

• Waste diversion
• Cost avoidance
• Revenue

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Changing waste to a commodity

• Identify your potential commodities
• Investigate community programs
• Communicate with your colleagues
• Negotiate with your suppliers / vendors

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Waste diversion

• 100 environmentally responsible
• Potential cost savings through waste avoidance

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Cost avoidance

• 100 waste disposal savings
• 100recycled
• Reduced or no cost to recycle

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Cost avoidance

• No Cost to reuse

Newspapers collected by a Library volunteer for
animal bedding
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Revenue

• 100 waste disposal savings
• 100recycled

Sharon sorts and separates corrugated
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Reduced Costs Avoid Landfill
Gift shop bag policy.
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Recycle and Help Others

• Phone Books for Food Bank Program

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Revenue
Homewood Library
Used Book Sale
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Getting Support
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Getting support

• Financial support
• extra equipment
• recycle containers
• workload

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Getting support

• Environmental Services / Housekeeping
• Engineering / Maintenance
• Staff / Volunteers / Patients / Visitors

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Education Sessions
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QuickWord
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Orientation Insert
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QuickWord
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QuickWord
October 22, 2007
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Education
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Education Sessions
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Education Sessions
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Education Sessions
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Education Sessions
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Education Sessions
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Other87.54 tonnes diverted
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Recognition Reward
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Have Fun
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Where it all goes
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Waste Room
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Creative Initiatives

• Clockwise
• Saving and reusing potting materials
• Rain barrel and composter used in horticulture
  therapy
• Wood collected from the property or renovations
  re-milled for future use
• composting material

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Housekeeping Strategies
Finding a Greener Cleaner
Cleaner Environment and Cost Savings
Average Savings for a Hospital With 200 Rooms
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Nutrition Services Strategies Creative Initiatives

• Recycle (clockwise)
• pallets
• cooking oil
• plastic containers
• cardboard boxes
• cans, bottles, plastic
• compostable material

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Recipients found for donation of used furniture.
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Recycled Soiled Laundry Bags
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Many Reason To Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Whats yours ?