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Bulky materials such as ceiling tiles, bricks, glass, carpeting, cabinetry, and cement from construction and renovation projects can be expensive to remove. Many of Practice Greenhealth member hospitals have been able to reduce the amount of construction and demolition debris that goes to landfills by nearly 80 percent by:
Building recycling and reuse goals and requirements into new construction contracts
Purchasing fewer materials or purchasing more recyclable and/or reusable construction materials at the outset of a project
Better segregation of materials such as furniture, cabinetry,… Read More
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A poster promoting St. Mary's Health System Earth Day activities
Type: Resources
Practice Greenhealth created this sample environmentally preferred purchasing policy for member hospitals and clinics to adapt and adopt.
Type: Resources
Exemplary document of a promotional offering to UCSF students, faculty, and staff on the purchase of a Nissan LEAF. Qualified individuals can receive up to $20,000 off.
Type: Resources
This resource is a screenshot of the portal to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Rideshare matching service, a collaboration of MSK and 511NY, the New York State Department of Transportation’s travel service. The service aims to assist employees who are looking to be a "greener" commuter, save money, or get to work when their regular commute is interrupted.
Type: Resources
Guidance on the applicable environmental considerations for can liners
Type: Resources
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston breaks down different types of batteries, how they are disposed, environmental effects and how to recycle them properly in this exemplary flyer.
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(Less water toolkit) Key areas of inefficiency and promising water reduction strategies within the institution’s available financial resources are identified. Practice Greenhealth experts frequently guide members through the process to identify the materials that will be most useful.
Type: Resources
(Less water toolkit) The Less water how-to guide includes a list of common water reduction practices that have helped our members achieve the goal of using less water and reusing existing water.
Type: Resources
[Plant-Forward Future] Given that meat is often the most expensive product category for hospital food service departments, Johns Hopkins Hospital adopted a “less meat, better meat” strategy, first reducing by 15% the amount of meat they purchased overall in 2014 and then investing in purchasing healthier, more sustainably-produced meat products.
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