Cleveland Clinic pledged in 2017 to be carbon neutral by 2027 through renewable energy purchases and energy efficiency. Its main campus operates 35+ waste streams and was a 2024 Practice Greenhealth Top 25 honoree.
Percentiles compare this hospital against peers in the selected set. Higher is better on both metrics.
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.
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.
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.
Products from our solutions directory that align with this hospital's stated commitments and active projects.
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.
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.
On site treatment system that decontaminates and recycles polystyrene petri dishes, PET tubes, medical tubing and polypropylene syringes back into usable resin.
First fully plastic free, PFAS free medication cup, made from bacterial cellulose. Naturally biodegrades in ~3 months and is ISO 10993 biocompatibility tested.
Capture and destroy systems for waste anesthetic gases (desflurane, sevoflurane, N₂O) that prevent potent greenhouse gas release and cut volatile pharma waste.
Decision support tool that correctly classifies drug waste so hospitals stop disposing non hazardous pharma in expensive, plastic heavy regulated waste streams.
Publicly documented programs where this hospital or its parent system reported measurable results.
Cleveland Clinic built a system wide employee engagement program around energy reduction, training caregivers, facilities staff, and clinicians to flag waste and adopt efficiency measures across the main campus.