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Columbus, OH· The Ohio State University Health System· 1,493 beds

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is pursuing carbon neutrality by 2050 alongside the university, with deep energy efficiency retrofits, anesthetic gas reduction, and OR waste minimization across its Columbus campus.

Carbon neutral 2050Energy efficiencyOR waste
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Net zero greenhouse gas emissions
Target Net zero by 2050 · baseline 2015 · Scope 1 and 2 across OSU enterprise
On track
30% of the way to goal24 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 30%Projected 47.4%
+17.4 pts
Est. 558 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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Interim emissions reduction
Target 50% reduction by 2030 · baseline 2015 · Scope 1 and 2 across Wexner Medical Center
On track
42% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 42%Projected 56.4%
+14.4 pts
Est. 558 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:
Anesthetic gas footprint reduction
Target Eliminate desflurane and cut N2O by 2026 · baseline 2021 · OR formulary and N2O manifold leakage
On track
70% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 70%Projected 77.7%
+7.7 pts
Est. 583 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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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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Packaging
TRUCIRCLE medical packaging
Coveris + SABIC

First closed loop recycling model for sterile medical packaging non contaminated hospital packaging waste is collected, chemically recycled, and turned back into new sterile film.

Impact: Live pilot with Zuyderland Medical Center and Artivion proving circular sterile packaging at scale.
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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2017
Energy partnership performance contract
Long term efficiency program across OSU campus
Pharma wasteSince 2023
Desflurane phase out
Removed from OR formulary system wide
RecyclingSince 2024
OR blue wrap recycling
Sterile wrap diversion across surgical suites