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Greensboro, NC· Cone Health· 536 beds

Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital

A 536 bed flagship hospital of Cone Health, serving the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The hospital's North Tower addition earned LEED Silver certification in 2015 for sustainable building design and operations. Cone Health maintains active programs in energy efficiency, waste reduction, and recycling across its campuses.

LEED Silver certifiedEnergy efficiencyWaste reduction
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Maintain LEED certified sustainable operations
Target LEED Silver standard by 2025 · baseline 2015 · North Tower earned LEED Silver certification from USGBC in 2015
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Expand campus energy efficiency and waste reduction
Target System-wide programs by 2027 · baseline 2020 · Ongoing energy efficiency and recycling programs across Cone Health campuses
On track
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Projected impact if deployed
Current 35%Projected 50.5%
+15.5 pts
Est. 193 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions

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Reduce environmental footprint of health care delivery
Target Measurable reductions by 2030 · baseline 2020 · Commitment to sustainable health care practices and facility operations
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25% 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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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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Recycling & circularity
On site lab plastics recycling
LabCycle

UK university spin out (NHS Innovation Accelerator fellow) that decontaminates and recycles lab consumables pipette tips, tubes, plates into reusable polymer feedstock on site.

Impact: Pilots with NHS trusts and Bristol Uni diverting tonnes of lab plastic from incineration.
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Compostable supplies
Compostable hydrocolloid wound dressing
Dermeco

Finnish startup making the first fully ecological hydrocolloid dressing decomposes to CO₂, water and humus with no microplastic residue.

Impact: Replaces petroleum based wound dressings, a high volume bedside waste stream.
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Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2015
LEED Silver North Tower
Six story expansion designed and operated to minimize environmental impact
RecyclingSince 2020
Campus recycling and waste reduction
Reducing landfill waste across hospital operations