Date of Award
8-2013
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Keywords
Social sciences, Applied sciences, Health and environmental sciences, Framework, Hospital waste, Waste management
Supervisor
Tam, Edwin
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Modern Canadian hospitals are large generators of landfilled waste. However, much of the waste disposed of by hospitals is divertible. A Hospital Environmental Management Framework (HEMF) was designed and implemented in a local hospital in an effort to control the organization's landfilled waste and improve environmental performance. Environmental issues are gaining awareness among businesses in other sectors, but are not commonly addressed in hospitals, where patient care takes priority over the environment. While specific, recommended waste reduction initiatives tailored to hospital operations have been widely published, information on how to implement these initiatives is lacking. The results from this research yielded a significant decrease in landfilled waste, a notable increase in recycled items, and a significant decrease in waste hauling costs, indicating that the HEMF was a success. The proposed HEMF can be implemented by other hospitals to improve their waste management.
Recommended Citation
Purdy, Taylor, "Designing and Implementing a Hospital Environmental Management Framework" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4995.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4995