Panel discussions are underway focusing on these topics:
A1. Creating Healing Environments: Case Studies
A2. Achieving Food Credits in the Green Guide for Healthcare Construction
A3. Climate Change 101: The Law of Greenhouse Gases, Threats to Public Health, and Clinical Implications
A4. Electronics Purchasing, Management and Disposal: An Overlooked Opportunity to Reduce Your Ecological Footprint
A5. Taking the “Toxic” Out of Products: Health Care’s Role
Feel free to start a separate thread on one of these, or contribute comments below.
Filed under: Building materials, Energy/water conserv, Envir. pref. purchasing, Foods and food sys, Green electronics, Greener cleaners, Healthy Workplace, Integrated pest mgmt, Medical waste disposal, Mercury/latex/PVC/DEHP, Waste reduc/recycling
Dear Moderator–
REGARDING A3- Climate Change 101: The Law of Greenhouse Gases, Threats to Public Health, and Clinical Implications
I hope that there is a strong tie-in to the issue of medical waste incinerators. Here in Haw River, NC, we have Stericycle’s largest med waste incinerator with 22+ million pounds trucked in from almost half the country in any given year. Healthcare facilities are sending waste to incineration that could be disposed of with non-incineration alternative technologies. The facts are up on our website: http://bredl-medwaste.org