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Energy Management, Financing, and Efficiency Project Development . Stephanie Buckler, Esq. Outreach Specialist Healthier Hospitals Initiative sbuckler@healthierhospitals.org. www.healthierhospitals.org. The Healthier Hospitals Initiative. >50 million lbs of recycling
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Energy Management, Financing, and Efficiency Project Development Stephanie Buckler, Esq. Outreach Specialist Healthier Hospitals Initiative sbuckler@healthierhospitals.org
The Healthier Hospitals Initiative • >50 million lbs of recycling • $32 M in savings from reprocessing. • ~$9 million spent on local sustainable food Tools and Resources • 1000 Hospitals • 20% Hospital Associations All Major Stakeholders in Food Supply Chain
Energy Management and Public Health • Health Care Sector – Some of the Facts – • $8.3 billion on energy each year • 2nd most intensive energy user compared to other industries • Produces over 30 lbs. of waste per bed/per day • 20-30% of a hospital’s waste stream from the OR alone • Nurses & EVS staff have highest work related asthma