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The American Hospital Association in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have agreed to advance pollution prevention efforts in our nation's healthcare facilities, including:
- Eliminating mercury-containing waste from healthcare facilities' waste streams.
- Reducing the overall volume of waste (both regulated and non-regulated).
- Identifying hazardous substances for pollution prevention and waste reduction opportunities,
including hazardous chemicals and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants.
"Specifically, hospitals must reduce their medical waste by 50% from 1998 levels by the year 2010. H2E pilots this initiative and has slated that recycling is one of the best ways to minimize medical waste." — AHA, EPA Memorandum of Understanding
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