How to plan a successful, sustainable waste management project
November 2, 2023
How to plan a successful, sustainable waste management project
1–2 pm ET (10–11 am PT)
Our guidance helps health care organizations achieve successful waste management programs or projects. Watch this training and use our standardized process for gathering the information necessary to design sustainable waste management solutions, optimize your project or program’s success, and develop a proposal for leadership buy-in.
Successfully implementing a sustainable waste management program or project will require following a defined process. This process includes:
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Watch the recorded training below to learn how to use the template and hear about real examples of sustainable waste management barriers and solutions from the Practice Greenhealth network.
Chris Bodkin
Job Title
Associate Director of Industry Partnerships and Sustainability Innovation and Waste Solutions Manager
Organization
Practice Greenhealth
Chris Bodkin (he/him) is a sustainability leader with over 16 years of experience advancing environmental solutions across the health care sector. At Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm, he leads the Industry Partner Program and oversees health care waste initiatives, working at the intersection of providers, suppliers, and manufacturers.
Chris specializes in building scalable, cost-competitive strategies to reduce healthcare’s environmental footprint — particularly in plastics and pharmaceutical waste. He collaborates with health systems and industry leaders to drive circular economy solutions, safer material use, and system-wide change that aligns environmental impact with operational performance.
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Practice Greenhealth is the health care sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help hospitals and health systems meet their health, financial, and community goals.
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Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Partnership opportunities include hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, NGOs, nonprofits, government, academic institutions, and the health care value chain.