Green Light Projects—Waste
- Establish a baseline for waste generation and track performance.
- Develop an Organizational Environmental Principles Statement
- Maintain Organization-Wide Mercury-Free Policies
- Fluorescent Lighting Management and Recycling
- Establish a waste minimization committee.
- Conduct a waste assessment.
- Improve waste-handling, container utilization and management process.
- Maximize waste equipment utilization and hauling efficiencies.
- Lifecycle Management of Electronics from Procurement to Disposal
- Implement a facility-wide battery recycling program.
- Develop and/or enhance the facility’s recycling program.
- Maximize construction and demolition recycling pertinent to daily operations.
- Reduce Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) Generation
- Switch to Reusable Sharps Containers
- Implement and Manage a Best Practice Pharmaceutical Waste Management Program
- Audit all hazardous waste-related activities for compliance and beyond
- Paper Reduction and Sustainable Printing
- Reprocess Approved Single-Use Devices
- Convert to Rigid Reusable Sterilization Containers