Effective pollution prevention in healthcare environments |
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| Institution: | 1. Tromsø University Business School, University of Tromsø, NO-9037 Tromsø, Norway;2. Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland, NO-8049 Bodø, Norway;1. School of Management, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, PR China;2. Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark;3. Business School, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, PR China;1. School of Transportation Management, Dalian Maritime University, 1 Linghai Road, Dalian 116026, PR China;2. Department of Maritime Administration, Texas A&M University, Galveston, USA;1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 15 Dineen Dr, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada;2. Guangxi Key Lab of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Rd, Nanning, 530004, China;3. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, 689 Huadian Rd, Baoding, 071003, China;4. Key Laboratory of Energy Resource Utilization from Agriculture Residue, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, Beijing 100125, China |
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| Abstract: | The integration of pollution prevention (P2) into modern municipal wastewater by-laws has forced discharging facilities to rethink how they select, purchase, process and dispose of chemical products and wastes. This paper focuses on some of the key challenges of P2 planning and toxics reduction in healthcare environments. It will also provide insight and lessons learned by way of a P2 planning case study at one of Toronto's largest multi-facility healthcare institutions and their efforts and successes in complying with the City of Toronto's Sewer Use By-Law P2 Planning requirements. This case study demonstrates how P2 practitioners, facility, housekeeping and procurement managers were successful in leveraging the supply chain to identify non-toxic alternatives for product substitution. As a result, substituted products were effectively and efficiently incorporated into maintenance and operation functions, resulting in the reduction of sanitary effluent discharge levels of toxic surfactants by over 90% within a 2-year period. Such P2 success stories illustrate how effective P2 planning can be achieved with minimal capital cost and without complex ‘end of pipe’ treatment solutions, resulting in rapid cost recovery and tangible environmental benefits within a short time frame. |
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