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New York, NY· 514 beds

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is a leading academic cancer center pursuing pharmaceutical waste minimization, OR and infusion clinic recycling, and food-waste diversion across its Manhattan campus, with stated commitments to expand compostable clinical supplies.

Pharma wasteFood wasteOR wasteReprocessingOncology
Sustainability report
Peer benchmark

Compare to peers

Better than peers on progress
39%
vs. 36 peers · median 48%
Better than peers on waste/bed
0%
peer median 6.0 t/bed/yr
Your progress
46%
3 stated goals

Percentiles compare this hospital against peers in the selected set. Higher is better on both metrics.

Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Reduce pharmaceutical and chemotherapy waste
Target Lower hazardous and trace-chemo waste volumes by 2028 · baseline 2022 · Segregation of RCRA hazardous, trace chemo, and non-hazardous pharma streams
On track
45% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 45%Projected 58.6%
+13.6 pts
Est. 193 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.

Behind on this goal — 3 peers further along:
Divert cafeteria food waste
Target Zero food waste to landfill by 2028 · baseline 2021 · Cafeteria and retail dining composting partnerships
On track
50% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 50%Projected 61.9%
+11.9 pts
Est. 185 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.

Behind on this goal — 3 peers further along:
Expand clinical recycling and reprocessing
Target 30% clinical waste diversion by 2028 · baseline 2022 · Blue wrap, clean plastics, infusion suite recycling, single-use device reprocessing
On track
40% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 40%Projected 62.8%
+22.8 pts
Est. 294 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.

Behind on this goal — 3 peers further along:
Vendor match

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

Pharma wasteSince 2023
Pharma waste segregation program
Improves separation of hazardous, trace chemo, and non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste
Food wasteSince 2022
Cafeteria food waste composting
Diverts back-of-house cafeteria and retail dining organics from landfill
RecyclingSince 2023
Infusion clinic recycling
Clean plastics and packaging from infusion suites diverted from landfill