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MassDEP Healthcare Waste Reduction Initiatives

MassDEP Healthcare Waste Reduction Initiatives. New England Society for Healthcare Materials Management Newport Marriott – Newport, RI Friday, September 15, 2006. MassDEP Overview. Beyond 2000: Solid Waste Master Plan 70% Reduction goal by 2010

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MassDEP Healthcare Waste Reduction Initiatives

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  1. MassDEPHealthcare Waste Reduction Initiatives New England Society for Healthcare Materials Management Newport Marriott – Newport, RI Friday, September 15, 2006

  2. MassDEP Overview • Beyond 2000: Solid Waste Master Plan • 70% Reduction goal by 2010 • Identifies a number of strategies to get to goal • Some strategies: • Target commercial sector • Waste Bans • Material specific: C&D, Organics and Paper

  3. Top 5 Waste Disposing Industry Groups

  4. Top 10 Potential Target Areas for Waste Reduction

  5. Massachusetts “Waste Ban” Materials • Lead Acid Batteries • Leaves & Yard Waste • Tires • White Goods • Recyclable Paper • Bottles & Cans (aluminum, glass, plastic “narrow neck”) • Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) • Construction & Demolition Debris (Effective July 1, 2006: asphalt pavement, brick, concrete, metal, & wood)

  6. Resource Management Contracting • RM is a strategic alternative to traditional waste management contracting • EPA & several state governments are currently actively promoting RM as a best management practice • Successful RM contracts are “win-win” • Continuous cost & service improvement for customer • Long-term “sustainable” profits for service provider • RM contracts emphasize & reward resource efficiency, rather than disposal • Prevention, reuse, recycling, & composting • Massachusetts Case Studies in Progress • Lemuel Shattuck State Hospital (Boston), 2003 • Anna Jaques Hospital (Newburyport), 2006

  7. Goals of RM Contracting • Environmentally-friendly form of waste contracting • Envisioned to be a partnership between the hauler and the hospital • Assists hospitals in eliminating, reducing, reusing, and recycling materials and, as a last resort, disposing of all waste generated within the facility • Provides container service, hauling, processing, marketing, and disposal services • Intent is to emphasize and reward value-added services that improve hospitals’ resource efficiency beyond traditional waste and recycling hauling • Haulers will provide improved reporting, billing, waste tracking, and analytical services for waste disposal and recycling

  8. Hospitals for a Healthy Environment • MassDEP officially joined H2E as a “Champion for Change” in January 2006 • Partnership in Massachusetts with Massachusetts Hospital Association, EPA Region I, all Massachusetts hospitals and healthcare facilities, and regional H2E representatives • MassDEP’s contributions • Assist in the development of best practices • Provide technical assistance for waste reduction and recycling and beyond compliance initiatives • Case studies for RM available on website: mass.gov/dep • Presentations at regional and local conferences • Notification of new laws, regulations, policies, and grant opportunities (i.e. waste ban expansion, Hg products reduction)

  9. Nicholas A. OliverHealthcare Waste Reduction Initiative Administrator (617) 292-5627 nicholas.a.oliver@state.ma.us

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