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Healthcare Industry Meets to Reduce Waste

Christina Caldwell, April 14th, 2012

On April 3, 11 of the world’s leading healthcare systems convened in Washington D.C. to discuss medical waste – a problem that produces four billion pounds of waste each year. As an industry, medicine trails just behind food in total waste generated. The Healthier Hospitals Initiative seeks to reduce the industry’s impact on the planet through read more

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Tagged energy, medical, medical waste, recy, recycling, reduce, reuse

Published in General


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Eco-Cleaning for Allergies and Asthma

Leah Blunt, April 6th, 2012

Allergy or asthma symptoms got you down? You’re not alone. Spring has sprung, and for the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from asthma or allergy symptoms, it is often a season where symptoms are at their worst. In 2007, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study showed that 34 million Americans had been diagnosed with asthma. Symptoms from allergies ... read more

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Tagged 100 mile home, bathroom, dirt, energy, householdcleaners, medical, PET, recy, reduce, shower, tip, trash

Published in Household


Saving Sharps, Saving Money: Recycling Medical Waste

Mike McInerney, October 26th, 2011

The following is an op-ed piece by Mike McInerney, vice president of Waste Management Healthcare Solutions. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911. How often have you visited the doctor, or had blood drawn, and noticed the nurse drop your syringe or lancet into a box labeled “biohazard?" Consider this: Americans generate 6,600 tons of waste each day ... read more

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Tagged medical, medicalsharps, medicalwaste, reduce

Published in Hazardous


Health Care’s Strain on Environment Could Be Less

Megan Dobransky, May 4th, 2011

A Kaiser Permanente study into the use of health information technology concludes that electronic health records could lower carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 1.7 million tons if used across the whole U.S. population. Health care-related activities contribute as much as 8 percent of the total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, but the study suggests this can be curtailed ... read more

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Tagged energy, medical, paper, reduce

Published in Electronics


Earth911 Holiday Charity Spotlight: MedShare

Amanda Wills, December 20th, 2010

Editor's Note: This holiday season, Earth911.com chose inspiring charities for the Spotlight on Giving series. MedShare is one of the three charities that we will be highlighting through January. The health care industry is one of the single most polluting industries in the country. According to Practice Green Health, American hospitals generate approximately 6,600 tons of waste daily. ... read more

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Tagged holidaycharity, medical, medicalequipment, medicalwaste

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New Law to Bolster Pharmaceutical Recycling Programs

Sophie Quinton, October 25th, 2010

The Safe and Secure Drug Disposal Act (S 3397), signed into law on Oct. 12, removed a regulatory hurdle that has hindered the growth of pharmaceutical recycling. The new law will allow patients who have “lawfully obtained a controlled substance” to deliver medicines to drug take-back and recycling programs that haven’t formally registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The ... read more

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Tagged medical, medications, recycle

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Proper Disposal Keeps Meds Out of the Waterways

Sophie Quinton, September 30th, 2010

The U.S. EPA recently added antibiotics, sex hormones and other pharmaceuticals to its list of known water contaminants, responding to evidence that trace amounts of medicines have entered the American drinking water supply. So far, chemical concentrations have remained low, and regulation could be years away. Yet there’s still plenty you can do to help protect the environment and ... read more

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Tagged medical, medicalwaste, medications, recycle, waterquality

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Discarded Electronics Could Be Next Medical Miracle

Lori Brown, July 2nd, 2010

Researchers have discovered a way of taking a component of the fastest growing waste stream, e-waste, and transforming it into a beneficial medical use. The University of York's Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence presented findings from their research on June 23 suggesting the chemical compound polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA), a key element in televisions and computers with liquid crystal display (LCD) ... read more

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Tagged computermonitors, Hazardous, medical, television

Published in Electronics


Health Care Reform’s Eco Impact

Katherine J. Chen, February 22nd, 2010

More than 30 countries around the world operate under some form of a universal health care system, but it's still not practiced in the United States, and 15 percent of Americans are uninsured. In a September 2009 speech to Congress, President Obama discussed the changes he envisions for citizens with and without health insurance. Under his proposed universal health care plan, ... read more

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Tagged energy, medical, medicalequipment, medicalwaste, medications, noteworthy

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The Hottest Trend in Eco Housing

Katherine J. Chen, February 11th, 2010

Old shipping containers may not be the first resource that comes to mind when thinking of sustainable living options, but as an up-and-coming green manufacturing company has already proven, they just might be a viable option for those seeking to live in an eco-friendly environment. Upcycle Living, a Phoenix-based construction firm, provides affordable ecological housing for residential communities around ... read more

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Tagged constructionmaterials, haiti, medical

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