CM13B9 – Leveraging Sustainability With Waste Contracts - Lessons Learned At Ascension And Hospital Corporation Of America

HCA will highlight both traditional and innovative methods of incorporating sustainability objectives into the waste and recycling contracting process. A case study will highlight HCA's system wide waste and recycling contract and implementation, impacting their 162 facilities. Incentives, data collection and reporting and participation in the Healthier Hospital Initiative's Less Waste Challenge will be covered. Ascension Health will provide a case study of strategies and tactical steps that turned Ascension Health's Lourdes Hospital's food waste into either compost or feed for local farms. Participants will broaden their concept of recycling and reuse of materials and see the environmental, economic and community benefit of waste management and also for system-wide contracting for improved environmental performance and cost savings.

Speakers:

Dr. Juliet Berling, PhD -Lourdes Hospital

Lois Sechrist, LEEDS AP - Environmental Stewardship Analyst - Ascension Health - Facilities Resource Group

Dr. Jerone Cecelic - J.D - HCA

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CM13B9 - Leveraging Sustainability With Waste Contracts - Lessons Learned At Ascension And Hospital Corporation Of America
HCA will highlight both traditional and innovative methods of incorporating sustainability objectives into the waste and recycling contracting process. A case study will highlight HCA's system wide waste and recycling contract and implementation, impacting their 162 facilities. Incentives, data collection and reporting and participation in the Healthier Hospital Initiative's Less Waste Challenge will be covered. Ascension Health will provide a case study of strategies and tactical steps that turned Ascension Health's Lourdes Hospital's food waste into either compost or feed for local farms. Participants will broaden their concept of recycling and reuse of materials and see the environmental, economic and community benefit of waste management and also for system-wide contracting for improved environmental performance and cost savings. SPEAKER: Juliet Berling, Director, Environmental Stewardship, Lourdes Hospital | Lois Sechrist, Environmental Sustainability Analyst, Ascension Health | Jerone Cecelic, Assistant Vice President, HCA You must register to access.