Is your hospital/ home green?
1. Waste management- Could not find a recycling bin in either the maternity ward, or the cafeteria.
2. Waste management- Did not get the option to use silver ware or plates. I had to use plastic and foam.
3. Health/ Waste management- McDonald's was the only food source that was available 24/7. Not healthy or green with all of the packaging.
4. Indoor Air Quality- I sneezed every time I had to use the soaps or hand sanitizing solutions since they had so much perfume in them. If I sneezed- imagine what the lungs of a 4 day old felt.
5. Indoor air quality- The cleaners that they used in the room were not low-VOC. Not good for mothers, babies or the people working around them.
6. Energy Management- Did not see any occupancy sensors in any of the spaces that were not in use 24/7 so they could shut off to save power.
I could go on and on, however in a space with so many smart people working in it, why are we still so wasteful? There are many articles that I have read on this and have consulted other hospitals that were much worse. If you want to see a medical facility in Atlanta with a green business/ marketing plan- check out Emory- http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/about-us/sustainability/index.html
It's not hard as long as you stick to the basics- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Bob the Builder and
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there is a lot of waste product at health centers. most of it is for protection of clients. there are no unwrapped bulk supplies. all supplies are sterile- one use per person only, to prevent spread of infections. if the supplies go into a clients room, the supplies stay with the client and never used for another. again, it helps control germs/ spread of infectious material. many germs can survive for days on surfaces in the right environment.
Awwwwwwww he's too cute. And looking at when you originally posted the pics he's much bigger now too :D We try to reuse and repurpose as often as possible. I don't think people realize the harm we do to the environment with our wasteful ways.