13 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
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13 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 2. So you’re looking to minimize your waste... 2 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 4. No matter the motivation... 4 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 5. It’s important. 5 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 8. While it’s the only way to truly optimize your efficiency and minimize your outputs, there are a few easy things you can do along the way to keep the morale going… 8 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 9. Here they are. 9 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 11. Healthcare is unique in that it produces a wide variety of waste streams. There are: • Liquid • Solid • Hazardous • Radioactive • Air emissions • Medical • and more!! By knowing and classifying all you’re waste outputs, you can find the best solution for your company. 11 Hack #1 Know Your Waste Streams 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 12. An example: You’re generating a lot of regulated medical waste (RMW). When classifying your streams you discover that a lot of the waste in that stream is not RMW, but instead solid waste. You can now come up with a strategy to segregate the solid waste and save the money you’d spend on disposing of it as RMW. 12 Hack #1 Know Your Waste Streams 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 14. At City of Hope hospital in Duarte California, they were able to reduce their landfill costs by 30% by changing their waste pick up process. They did this simply by creating a process to segregate waste streams in a way that would send each stream into the most sustainable, financially beneficial place possible. 14 Hack #2 Trash Segregation 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 16. This tactic involves minimizing the amount of waste purchased… And is probably the most difficult waste reduction tactic. 16 Hack #3 Source Reduction 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 17. Minimizing at generation in a hospital is difficult because most waste is generated out of necessity, leaving little room for reduction at the source. There are, however some ways to reduce your generation by analyzing the products you’re purchasing. 17 Hack #3 Source Reduction 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 18. One option is to choose items you can recycle or reuse and have a plan on how to do it. Some examples are choosing washable over disposable bed linens, or implementing blue wrap recycling. 18 Hack #3 Source Reduction 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 20. 20 Pay attention to expiration dates and use the oldest drugs first. This could prevent your institution from wasting and having to dispose of pharmaceuticals unnecessarily. Hack #4 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 22. Look for Repurposing Options Finding incineration alternatives is important to the minimization of your waste. This could be anything from wastewater treatment to recycling to waste to energy. In terms of regulated medical waste, repurposing options are largely untapped. Keep an eye out for new opportunities as they become more popular. 22 Hack #5 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 23. Look for Repurposing Options Looking for places that will buy your waste products is an even better option. This strategy is common in other industries but has yet to find a foothold in healthcare. Even so, just because it’s not common doesn’t mean you can’t do it. There are several repurposing options for blue wrap and metal recycling available to the healthcare industry. 23 Hack #5 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 25. New Equipment There are many options for new medical equipment that will help minimize your waste. Big purchases like this should be thoroughly evaluated first, but should be considered a valid option. An example would be X-ray developers. Switching to a non-toxic x-ray developer using digital technology could reduce your wastewater output. 25 Hack #6 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 27. Eliminate Food Waste Just because some of your medical waste is difficult to recycle or divert doesn’t mean your cafeteria’s food waste has to be. 27 Hack #7 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 28. It’s possible to eliminate 100% of your food waste and save your institution money and help it reach it’s waste reduction goals. 28 Hack #7 Eliminate Food Waste 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 29. Non-perishables and food in good condition can be donated. Scraps, bones and peels can be sent to plants that will convert the waste into energy. 29 Hack #7 Eliminate Food Waste 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 30. Doing this could also be a proactive move toward compliance for you and your hospitals. Several states already require hospitals to minimize their food waste and many more are moving in that direction 30 Hack #7 Eliminate Food Waste 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 32. Consolidate Containers This isn’t really reducing your waste so much as minimizing the way it’s going out for cost optimization. Are your containers the right size for your hazardous waste? If not, think about consolidating down containers to save the most possible money. 32 Hack #8 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 33. Consolidate Containers Not sure how to optimize for this? Try calling us for a consultation. Another quick tip is to negotiate with haulers of red bag waste to provide reusable containers. 33 Hack #8 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 35. Divert Your Waste 90% of the material placed in regulated medical waste (RMW) containers is actually solid waste or recyclables. If RMW cost on average $.30 per pound and 90 percent of it is actually trash at $.06 per pound you can save yourself a lot of money. If some of that percentage is recyclable at. $.03 per pound your in even better shape. 35 Hack #9 $$$ 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 37. Donate Surplus If you find that your institution often purchases too many of certain products or if there are excess products being thrown away, start with donating them to other hospitals or relief organizations. From there, assess why your institution has a surplus of those materials and if you should cut down in purchasing them. 37 Hack #10 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 39. Substitute Hazardous with Nonhazardous . 39 Finding nonhazardous substitutes for hazardous wastes can greatly simplify and reduce costs for your waste removal process. We recommend looking for substitutes for P-listed chemicals first, as even a small amount of one of these could classify your facility as being a large quantity generator. Hack #11 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry
- 41. Employee Training Whether you’re putting all your employees through a full-on training or just hanging notices up around your facility, employee training and compliance is integral to the success of the actions you’ve taken to minimize waste. 41 Hack #12 12 Waste Minimization Hacks for the Healthcare Industry