As our focus on green initiatives and sustainability increases, health care institutions look to find the intersection of medicine, human health and the environment. Resource Recycling Systems provides a map and directions to successfully achieve this intersection. Our health care clients benefit from the following tailored solution sets:

• Proper waste stream management
• Waste reduction and recycling programs
• Sustainability planning
• Sustainable building design
• Carbon footprint management

Full-System Sustainability Approach

Resource Recycling Systems employs a full-system sustainability approach to manage your program areas. Our specialization in the health care sector provides the knowledge and experience to:

• Assess policies and procedures for specific environmental areas
• Bring together organizational values and environmental goals
• Comply with federal, state and local regulations
• Develop education, training and auditing programs to monitor continuous improvement
• Effectively reduce risks and liability
• Foster a safe and healthy workplace

RRS provides a comprehensive range of services for our health care clients in the following categories:

Waste Stream Management – Ensure proper disposal of your general, regulated medical, universal and hazardous wastes from the point of generation to the point of final disposal. Our staff will help identify and prioritize materials for waste reduction and recycling to help reduce your costs and environmental impact.

Sustainability Planning – We help integrate sustainable change into your facility with waste stream management, environmental purchasing, sustainable building design, carbon and energy planning and facility management services. RRS will help you set goals and develop and implement a plan to make your facility actions measureable.

Compliance Monitoring – Our compliance monitoring program serves as a proactive system for preventing, detecting and responding to activities inconsistent with established accreditation, compliance or regulation guidelines.

Resource Management – RRS offers an onsite resource management team that works to aid sustainability efforts while continually monitoring performance, compliance and safety on a day-to-day basis.

Contract Management – RRS’s extensive contract management experience gives us the ability to negotiate pricing with substantial cost savings for your facility. We monitor the cost and performance of all recycling and waste subcontractors, giving you confidence that your institution is optimizing collection and processing overhead costs.

Let our experienced and knowledgeable staff meet the needs and requirements of your health care institution. For more information about our Health Care services, please call Nicole Chardoul at  734-996-1361  ext. 227, Marty Seaman at 810-730-4791, or contact us at info@recycle.com.