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New requirements for zero-waste, sustainability, and carbon neutrality means having a partner in the space is more important than ever. Learn more about Bridges services and how we can support you on the journey to sustainable healthcare.

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Learn what the latest regulatory accreditations and certifications mean and how they will impact your organisations sustainability practices.

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A Sustainability Waste Audit can provide an in-depth review of a facility's waste and ways of reducing its carbon footprint. It can also offer areas of focus for the facility and alternate waste diversion streams that could be implemented.
A Melbourne facility initially focused on commingled plastics before the audit. Following an audit from Bridges Sustainability demonstrated that commingled plastics made up only 1% of the waste generated. The report also provided the facility with information that there was a potential for 50% of the general waste that could be diverted from landfills.
Overall, facilities averaged between 55% and 98% compliance for their sharps waste disposal, with an average of 81%. The waste audit report provided facilities with benchmarking results, ways to help make cost savings and recommendations for improvements to aid in sharps waste segregation.
Facilities averaged between 30% and 100% compliance for their overall clinical waste in the C64 waste bins or clinical waste bags, averaging 76%. A Bridges Sustainability Waste Audit report provides facilities with benchmarking results, ways to help make cost savings and recommendations for improvements to aid clinical waste segregation.
Overall, facilities averaged 58% and 99% compliance for their waste disposal for clinical, general and recyclable waste streams. The average is 81%. A Waste Audit report provides facilities with benchmarking results, ways to help make cost savings and recommendations for improvements to aid in their overall waste segregation.
Is your facility disposing of pharmaceutical waste correctly?
50% of hospitals audited had yet to implement a pharmaceutical waste disposal stream and were found to be non-compliant. Of the facilities audited, the compliance rate for their overall pharmaceutical waste was between 65% and 94%, averaging 86%.
A Waste Audit report by Bridges Sustainability provides facilities with benchmarking results, ways to help make cost savings and recommendations for improvements to aid pharmaceutical waste segregation.