2023
DOI: 10.2460/javma.22.11.0495
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Waste not want not: piloting a clinical waste audit at a United States university veterinary teaching hospital

Abstract: Biomedical waste is a well-recognized environmental problem, yet less is known about the waste generated in the delivery of veterinary care compared to human medicine. The objective of this project was to develop and pilot a waste audit protocol for veterinary medicine that could inform waste management at a US university veterinary teaching hospital and the broader veterinary community. We conducted a multi-day review of the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s small animal surgery and ane… Show more

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“…Implementing reduction strategies can be prioritized once emission sources are understood. Specific veterinary emissions reduction strategies have been published by several authors (19, 29,40,51). Scope 1 and 2 emissions should be the priority for reduction given they are easily measurable and are under direct control of the business.…”
Section: Reducing Emissionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Implementing reduction strategies can be prioritized once emission sources are understood. Specific veterinary emissions reduction strategies have been published by several authors (19, 29,40,51). Scope 1 and 2 emissions should be the priority for reduction given they are easily measurable and are under direct control of the business.…”
Section: Reducing Emissionsmentioning
confidence: 99%