Metro Health Hospital

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Metro Health Hospital

• Strategies for green purchasing.

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Metros Approach

• 14,000 Products
• Social Health and Safety Criteria
• Financial Dollars Cents
• Environmental
• Get free of known culprits
• What else?

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Assessing Our Footprint

• Energy Used
• Packaging Content
• Chemicals

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Medical Waste

• Reusable Needle Box Containers
• 7.8 Tons
• Savings 2K/yr

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Chemicals

• Green Seal Chemicals
• Indoor Air Quality
• Savings 10K/yr

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Thank you!