Healthcare Sustainability Initiatives to Promote Waste Reduction

Learn about the environmental impact of healthcare waste and innovative sustainability initiatives in this 59-minute presentation by Barbara Belanger, DNP, RN, CNOR. Explore the connection between waste and climate change, and discover how Mass General Hospital is implementing strategies like medical supply recycling to reduce its environmental footprint. Gain insights into ongoing and developing healthcare sustainability projects that aim to minimize waste and promote a more eco-friendly healthcare system. This collaborative program, presented on October 13, 2022, brings together expertise from the Maxwell & Eleanor Blum Patient and Family Learning Center, the MGH Center for the Environment and Health, and the MGH Institute of Health Professions Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health.