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Food Waste
10% of hospital waste is food-related waste. Composting food waste or introducing waste reduction technology can provide dramatic cost-savings.
Food waste that ends up in landfills breaks down anaerobically and produces methane, a primary greenhouse gas. Finished compost can be used as a soil amendment in place of synthetic fertilizers, keeping harmful chemicals out of our water, food, and environment.
Service Ware
Plastic service ware produces significant waste, uses petroleum products for manufacture, and leaches toxins when heated and during breakdown. Styrofoam has been banned within the city of Seattle due to its deadly impact on sea life, and several other towns are discussing similar bans.
Use of reusable service ware (ceramic, glass, metal) and alternative bio-based products can cut down on waste and pollution.
Bio-based products are made with materials such as corn, potatoes, sugar cane waste and perennial grasses and can often be composted.
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Composting in Western Washington |
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
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