Staff inspect garbage during CKHA's annual waste audit on March 17, 2015. (Photo by Jake KIslinsky)Staff inspect garbage during CKHA's annual waste audit on March 17, 2015. (Photo by Jake KIslinsky)
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CKHA Decreases Waste Production

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is seeing a large decrease in hospital garbage compared to last year.

During the hospital's annual waste audit this year, organizers ordered a 20 yard dumpster, compared to a 40 yard bin in 2014.

Environmental Engineer Taylor Purdy says the audit is mandated by the province. "If a hospital has over 100 beds, it has to do a waste audit annually. They collect a 24-hour sample of every garbage bag they generate. They put it in a separate dumpster and we sort through it."

In late 2014, CKHA became the first hospital in Canada to get 3R Certification from the Recycling Council of Ontario.

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