Circular Clinical Care: Single-Use Plastics Reduction by Tipu Islam

Описание: Tipu Islam: Canada’s health care system can cut single-use plastics through circular clinical care. The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care received funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada to identify and scale solutions tackling single-use plastics and the associated emissions. A recent study concluded that ~53% plastic and ~55% CO2e reductions can be achieved with circularity measures. The project team showcased the cost and emissions savings from pilot projects and the potential for national adoption, including reusable surgical masks (≈48% cost saving, more than 90% CO2e savings), direct IV push, and bringing back tap water in endoscopy rather than using bottled sterile water.

Thank you for speaking at our event Tipu!

On October 3rd, the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care and partners hosted a full day conference as part of Toronto Climate Week on the decarbonization of our healthcare systems at the Women's College Hospital Auditorium in Toronto, Canada.

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Thank you to our event partners:
Project Sponsor: Peter Gilgan Foundation.
Event Sponsor: Deloitte
Delivery Partner: PEACH
Delivery Partner: Hamilton Health Sciences
Venue Partner: Women's College Hospital