Shrinking the footprint of Healthcare

Only recently has the industry begun grappling with the amount of waste it generates, and one reason is that financially stressed hospitals are seeking ways to cut costs. “We’ve just seen a sea change,” said Cecilia DeLoach Lynn, director of sustainability education at Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit group in Reston, Va., that is working to shrink the environmental footprint of health care institutions.  “Once upon a time, you had to do a lot of door-knocking to get anybody to pay attention,” Ms. DeLoach Lynn said. “These days, folks are asking us not whether or not they should be doing it, but how.” Practice Greenhealth’s members include around 1,100 hospitals and 80 companies.

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