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RECYCLE REUSE REDUCE PRESERVE

RECYCLE REUSE REDUCE PRESERVE. PREPARED BY LASHAWN D. MCKOY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PUBH 6165-1 MAY,2010 PROFESSOR: DR. REBECCA HEICK .

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RECYCLE REUSE REDUCE PRESERVE

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  1. RECYCLE REUSE REDUCE PRESERVE PREPARED BY LASHAWN D. MCKOY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PUBH 6165-1 MAY,2010 PROFESSOR: DR. REBECCA HEICK

  2. SERVICE BASE PROJECT BACKGROUNDWith "first do no harm" as the most fundamental precept of the profession, health care organizations are well positioned to ensure environmental health is a key component of sustainability.( Health Building Network,2008)Hospitals in the USA account for 4.5 kg/bed/day of generated waste in which 85% is nonhazardous waste and is composed of 14% of plastic. (Chandra, 1999)General waste:Largely composed of domestic or house hold type waste. It is non-hazardous to human beings, e.g. kitchen waste, packaging material, paper, wrappers, and plastics. This waste needs to be segregated out at the source of generation and not mixed with hazardous waste so that it does not become 100% hazardous waste.(Chandra,1999)Across America, more individuals, organizations, businesses, and government agencies are collecting materials for recycling than ever before. (U.S Environmental Protection Agency,2009)Recycling is now helping to recover more than one quarter of all waste generated in the United States. (U.S Environmental Protection Agency,2009)

  3. REYCLE .REUSE .REDUCE .PRESERVE Going green leads to a healthier environment and a healthier environment leads to a healthier you! http://www.flickr.com/photos/taneushka/1194892881

  4. Statistics of Waste The average person produce 725kg of solid wastethat include 70kg of plastics in the United States.

  5. www.conceptfeedback.comThere is Hope & Help!

  6. Hospitals and Clinics Go Green for Health of Patients and Environment

  7. HOW? • START SMALL • END BIG

  8. In health care plastic is necessary to carry out everyday functions. For example: *transport of specimen. *handling of specimen *Reagent tops *Sample cups & *Tourniquets * Vacutainers Use of Plastic

  9. Plastic vs. Paper Plastic consume 40% less energy to produce than paper. Plastic generate 80% less solid waste than paper. During their lifecycle paper produce 70 times more air pollutants than plastic. Paper produce 50 times more water pollutants than plastic. (Copperwiki, 2010)

  10. Benefits of Recycling Plastic CONSERVE ENERGY & PRESERVE LIFE RECYCLING • Allows energy to be made into new products. • Replace virgin material in manufacturing of new products. • Preserve ocean, marine life, and our trees. www.envirocentre.ie

  11. Recycling Reduce Green House Gas Emissions.www.gualalaarts.org

  12. Plastic bags can cause debris and endanger animal lives. Go to page: http://oceanicdefense.org/campaigns/great-pacific-garbage-patch.html

  13. Recycling can decrease the amount of trash in our water. Go to page: http://oceanicdefense.org/campaigns/great-pacific-garbage-patch.html

  14. Recycling is beneficial not only environmentally but also financially and socially. Recycling is actively contributing to America's economic vitality & Conserve enough energy to heat 200,000 homes and reduce waste by 300 million pounds annually.

  15. RECOMMENDATION Items that can be recycled Empty plastic bottles , such as those that contained disinfectant (bleach, paraquat, betadine, etc.), liquid soap (dish or hand soap), alcohol (ethanol, methanol, isopropanol), saline or sterile water, etc. Empty cardboard boxes – including syringe and needle boxes! Paper, including records and forms (without carbon paper) Items that can be reused: Styrofoam boxes with cardboard box exterior Freezer packs Packing materials—“peanuts”, bubble-wrap, bubble-bags, vermiculite, etc. http://www.tufts.edu/tuftsrecycles/Hospital.pdf

  16. WHO TO CONTACT Health Building Network US. Environmental Protection Agency Greening the Grafton Campus Committee Reusable Industrial Packaging Association

  17. Reference Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008) Three R's of Going Green: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services Retrieved April 20, 2010 from http://www.cdc.gov/Features/GoingGreen/ U.S Environmental Protection Agency. (2009) Introduction to Recycling Market Development.;Wastes - Resource Conservation - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Retrieved April 10,2010 from http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/rrr/rmd/intro.htm Copperwiki.(2010) Plastic Bags. Retrieved April 15,2010 from http://www.copperwiki.org/index.php/Plastic_bags Moeller,D.W.(2005). Environmental health. (3rd ed.). Boston: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674014947

  18. Chandra,H.(1999) Hospital Waste An Environmental Hazard and Its Management. International Society of Environmental Botanist, EnviroNews 5(3). Retrieved May 2,2010from http://isebindia.com/95_99/99-07-2.htmlHampton , T. (2007) Hospitals and Clinics Go Green for Health of Patients and Environment. JAMA298:1625-1629.Healthy Building Network.(2008) Health Care, Overview. Retrieved May 4,2010 from http://www.healthybuilding.net/healthcare/index.htmlGreening the Grafton Campus Committee. Hospital Recycling Guidelines. Retrieved May 6,2010 from http://www.tufts.edu/tuftsrecycles/Hospital.pdf

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