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LIGHTS AND LIGHTING
PLASTIC TO ECO-FRIENDLY CUTLERY
The removal of plastic cutlery and
Did you know that RNSH
polystyrene cups has recently been
has approximately 40,000
achieved with the
lights across all the
introduction of a
hospital buildings and car
wooden single use
parks. Our team of hard-
option and paper
working facility staff have
been busy replacing the
cups. Ordering these
downlights with new
items via WINC and
the
HealthShare
LEDs. Over time all of our
Kitchen
catalogue
lights will transition to
have both been removed.
LED.
The benefit of moving to LED and away from
Thanks to our HealthShare colleagues with
incandescent and fluorescent is the power
the reintroduction of reusable metal cutlery
requirement per light is half of the old style and
for our ward’s pa tient kitchenette areas
the life of an LED is approximately 50,000 hours
also. It makes you wonder why we ever
compared to 30,000 hours. Changing lights at
changed!
RNS is a constant job, much like painting the
harbour bridge!
FURNITURE RECYCLING
BROWN PAPER BAGS REPLACE PLASTIC
Ever wondered what we do with old
The hospital’s introduction of brown paper bags
furniture, equipment, and visitor chairs?
for patient’s belongings
Well, we’re glad you asked. Now that we
has
removed
have been in the (not so new) RNS buildings
approximately 33,000
since November 2012, a lot of items are
pink plastic bags per
coming to an end-of-life period. This
year
from
the
includes many of our chairs. The RNS
environment. This is a
Corporate Services team is working with
fantastic reduction in
Ventia in turning over these chairs and
necessary
non-
replacing them with new ones. Old chairs
biodegradable plastic
will be stripped apart and the frames will be
which would have
repurposed into new chairs. Where possible
inevitably ended in landfill. Thanks to our Clinical
the fabric and foam will be stripped off and
Products team for sourcing the paper alternative
recycled. RNS is also involved with our other
product and managing the change.
District sites and facilities to share and
repurpose surplus equipment and
furniture. Another initiative to reduce
unnecessary waste and help each other.
HAVE YOUR SAY If you have a sustainability story or idea to share, feel free to write to us at NSLHD-PlanetaryHealth@health.nsw.gov.au
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