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Slide 2 J. Michael Nied P2 SHWEC Intern Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Improving Separation GI unit liquid waste canisters Reusable sharps containers Trace chemo waste Slide 8 DNR: Sharps Bulk blood or body fluids OSHA: Drippable, pourable, squeezable, flakeable used to describe bulk blood or body fluids Slide 9 Slide 10 Reduce medical waste by 23,000 pounds per year Reduce disposal costs by a few thousand dollars per year Comply with DNR mandated medical waste plan Slide 11 Slide 12 Low Implementation Cost $$$ Yearly savings Payback: 1.5 years Already used in other Marshfield Clinic departments Slide 13 Hard Trace Chemo Waste Soft Trace Chemo Waste Slide 14 Implementation cost: $8,000 Annual decreased purchasing costs Reduced disposal Total Savings: $13,200 Payback: 7 months Plastic waste reduction: 4,200 pounds of plastic per year Slide 15 Slide 16 Implementation cost: $0 Savings: 17% for 60 month contract Pollution prevented: 5,000 pounds of plastic containers Slide 17 These were the projects that did not involve medical waste Slide 18 Slide 19 May increase recycling by 6 tons per year IROW recycling quote: 20 yard dumpster Will reduce costs for large volume remodeling projects. May want to be considered on a case to case basis Slide 20 LED LightingT8 Lighting Slide 21 Implementation cost: $200 per fixture Payback period: 3.5 years Slide 22 Implementation cost: $70 per fixture Less energy than T12, but same light output Payback period: 1.8 years Slide 23 Recommend that lighting be upgraded where possible Uncertainty about future remodeling projects is a barrier to implementation Slide 24 Slide 25 More expensive More labor time No significant pollution prevention Slide 26 The recommended projects will reduce pollution and save money for Marshfield Clinic It is my hope that these projects will be implemented and that pollution prevention activities will continue after I leave Slide 27 Manager Paul Steines SHWEC advisor Jonathan Rivin Bill Jeppson, Corporate Risk Sue Weister, Recycling Coordinator Marlene Jaglinski, SHWEC intern coordinator Karrie Karl, Building Services All Marshfield Clinic Employees Slide 28