Dumpster Diving in the Emergency Department
Introduction: Healthcare contributes 10% of greenhouse gases in the United States and generates two milion tons of waste each year. Reducing healthcare waste can reduce the environmental impact of healthcare and lower hospitals’ waste disposal costs. However, no literature to date has examined US em...
Main Authors: | Sarah Hsu, Cassandra L. Thiel, Michael J. Mello, Jonathan E. Slutzman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-08-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1p78w8s6 |
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