PP365 [Healthcare systems» Environmental sustainability in healthcare]: GOING GREEN: WASTE COLLECTION AND ANALYSES IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE

摘要: BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Dutch health care system is responsible for 7% of the national CO2 footprint, and has agreed to achieve climate goals as defined by the United Nations and by the “Green Deal” for the healthcare sector. Insight in waste production (amount) and composition (type) is essential to move towards a more circular PICU. The aim of this project was to analyse the waste produced during four days in our PICU.METHOD: The tertiary PICU is a 28 bed ICU in four units, divided in (1) short stay,(2) cardiothoracic care,(3) general PICU and (4) long stay. Waste was collected for four days and the trash bags were counted. Per day, waste from one of the units was separated by hand and categorised and weighted.RESULTS: The total amount of waste was 26, 9kg/day, with a significant difference between the four units (0.6-7.2 bags/patient/day). The amount of waste per category was similar between …