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Newark, DE· ChristianaCare· 906 beds

Christiana Hospital

ChristianaCare's flagship academic hospital and Delaware's largest, pursuing system wide commitments on emissions, energy, and clinical waste reduction as part of its environmental sustainability program.

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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions across operations
Target 50% reduction by 2030 · baseline 2018 · Scope 1 and 2 emissions across ChristianaCare facilities
On track
45% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 45%Projected 58.6%
+13.6 pts
Est. 338 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions

Directional estimate. Tons modeled from this hospital's annual waste footprint and category benchmarks (Practice Greenhealth, vendor case studies). Diminishing returns applied when multiple solutions share a category.

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Increase landfill diversion through recycling and reprocessing
Target Higher diversion rate by 2028 · baseline 2020 · Waste streams across hospital and ambulatory sites
On track
48% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 48%Projected 66.6%
+18.6 pts
Est. 489 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions

Directional estimate. Tons modeled from this hospital's annual waste footprint and category benchmarks (Practice Greenhealth, vendor case studies). Diminishing returns applied when multiple solutions share a category.

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Improve energy efficiency of clinical buildings
Target Measurable reduction in energy intensity by 2030 · baseline 2019 · Energy use per square foot across owned facilities
On track
44% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
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Solutions that map to these goals

Products from our solutions directory that align with this hospital's stated commitments and active projects.

Compostable supplies
BioGown compostable isolation gown
Terraloam

The first closed loop, 100% compostable medical isolation gown. Replaces single use plastic gowns with a plant based alternative collected and composted through a take back program.

Impact: 176K+ gowns diverted from landfill, 95% collection rate, Premier Innovation Award winner.
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Recycling & circularity
BioDigester on site composter
Terraloam

On site aerobic digester that turns up to 220 lbs of hospital food waste and Terraloam compostable film gowns into finished compost in 24 hours closing the loop between cafeteria and clinical waste streams.

Impact: Diverts ~40 tons/yr of combined food waste and compostable PPE per unit from landfill or incineration with no off site hauling.
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Reusable / reprocessed devices
Single use device reprocessing
Stryker Sustainability Solutions

Largest reprocessor of single use medical devices in the U.S., recovering EP catheters, pulse oximeter sensors, compression sleeves and more for safe reuse.

Impact: ~$1B saved across 3,000+ customers and 26M+ lbs of waste diverted from landfill.
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Reusable / reprocessed devices
ReNewal device reprocessing
Medline

Reprocesses single use devices and repairs rigid/flexible scopes, extending product life while maintaining FDA cleared clinical performance.

Impact: Customers like Sharp HealthCare report seven figure annual savings plus large landfill diversion.
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Recycling & circularity
GENERATIONS closed loop lab plastic recycling
BD + Envetec

On site treatment system that decontaminates and recycles polystyrene petri dishes, PET tubes, medical tubing and polypropylene syringes back into usable resin.

Impact: Pilot study confirmed recovered resin meets virgin grade specs for re manufacture into healthcare plastics.
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Compostable supplies
Plastic free medication cup
Plastilose

First fully plastic free, PFAS free medication cup, made from bacterial cellulose. Naturally biodegrades in ~3 months and is ISO 10993 biocompatibility tested.

Impact: Replaces billions of single use plastic souffle cups used for med pass each year.
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Underway

Waste reduction projects

ReprocessingSince 2022
Single use device reprocessing
Diverting surgical and cardiology devices from landfill through certified reprocessing
RecyclingSince 2023
OR waste segregation
Expanding blue wrap and clean plastics recycling across perioperative services
EnergySince 2024
Building energy modernization
Lighting, HVAC, and controls upgrades across the Newark campus