Episode 41: Waste Reduc­tion in Healthcare 

Decar­bon­is­ing the Aus­tralian health sys­tem health­care sec­tor is a col­lec­tive effort and encom­pass­es a range of areas. The health sys­tem gen­er­ates mul­ti­ple waste streams. The emis­sions foot­print of this waste depends on the type of waste and the method of dis­pos­al, which can include recy­cling, com­post, land­fill and incineration.
Join Sarah from the Cli­mate and Health Alliance along­side Chris and Kirs­tine from the Women’s and Children’s Health Net­work (WCHN) to hear about the envi­ron­men­tal impacts of hos­pi­tal waste and exam­ples of local decar­bon­i­sa­tion ini­tia­tives in our hos­pi­tals.
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