ArticleThe journal of climate change and health2022
A 24-Hour Waste Audit of the Neuro ICU during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Opportunities for Diversion.
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- Environmental sustainability evidence in critical care medicine: a scoping review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2026Article
- The green ICU: how to interpret green? A multiple perspective approach.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Review
- Past, present, and future of sustainable intensive care: narrative review and a large hospital system experience.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
- Ten sustainable steps infectious diseases professionals can take to mitigate the climate crisis.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024Review
- The Environmental Impacts of Disposable Nonwoven Fabrics during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study on the Francesc de Borja Hospital.Polymers · 2023Article
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Abstract
We conducted a series of 24-hour waste audits in a 20-bed pod of a Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU) during the COVID-19 pandemic to 1) determine the unit's waste generation practices, 2) calculate associated downstream greenhouse gas emissions, and 3) identify opportunities to reduce landfill waste and emissions. We collected and weighed municipal solid waste, regulated medical waste, and mechanical recycling. We then compared the current, "as-is" practices to an ideal, "should-be" model which adds the alternative waste and reprocessing streams of industrial composting, advanced recycling, and sterilization followed by reuse. We found that the unit produced a total of 97.3 kg of waste over 24 hours, or 4.9 kg of waste per patient per day. 96.8% of this waste is currently landfilled. Emissions generated by processing landfill waste totaled 119.7 metric tons per year of CO
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