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Memphis, TN· St. Jude / ALSAC· 78 beds

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude's pediatric oncology campus is pursuing campus-wide energy efficiency, pharmaceutical waste minimization across infusion suites, and recycling expansion as part of its long-term Memphis campus redevelopment.

Pediatric oncologyPharma wasteResearch campus
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Reduce campus energy intensity
Target 25% reduction by 2030 · baseline 2019 · kBtu per square foot across the Memphis campus
On track
40% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Behind on this goal — 3 peers further along:
Minimize hazardous pharmaceutical waste
Target Right-size oncology drug doses by 2027 · baseline 2022 · RCRA pharma waste from infusion suites
On track
35% of the way to goal1 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 35%→Projected 51.2%
+16.2 pts
Est. 30 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions
SageMedic / Sage Sustainable Electronics· Anesthesia gas capture (Centralized waste anesthetic gas)+10.4 pts · 19 t/yrPharmEcology (WM Healthcare Solutions)· Pharma waste segregation software+4.2 pts · 8 t/yrANAESTHETIC GAS RECLAMATION (Baxter / SageTech)· SID waste anesthetic gas capture & recycling+1.6 pts · 3 t/yr

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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Expand recycling and lab plastics diversion
Target Higher diversion rate by 2028 · baseline 2021 · Clinical, research, and food service recycling
On track
38% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 38%→Projected 50.8%
+12.8 pts
Est. 25 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions
Terraloam· BioDigester on site composter+7.4 pts · 14 t/yrBD + Envetec· GENERATIONS closed loop lab plastic recycling+2.4 pts · 5 t/yrVegware· Plant based compostable foodservice ware+3.0 pts · 6 t/yr

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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.

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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Anesthesia & pharma
Anesthesia gas capture (Centralized waste anesthetic gas)
SageMedic / Sage Sustainable Electronics

Capture and destroy systems for waste anesthetic gases (desflurane, sevoflurane, N₂O) that prevent potent greenhouse gas release and cut volatile pharma waste.

Impact: Mass General Brigham and others report 80%+ reductions in anesthesia carbon footprint.
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Anesthesia & pharma
Pharma waste segregation software
PharmEcology (WM Healthcare Solutions)

Decision support tool that correctly classifies drug waste so hospitals stop disposing non hazardous pharma in expensive, plastic heavy regulated waste streams.

Impact: Customers cut hazardous pharma waste tonnage by 30 60% on average.
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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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Recycling & circularity
Scrubs & medical wear from recycled PET
Upcycled Medical

Small UK manufacturer turning post consumer PET bottles into durable, NHS suitable scrubs and medical apparel.

Impact: ~26 plastic bottles diverted per scrub set; cuts virgin polyester in healthcare uniforms.
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Waste reduction projects

Pharma wasteSince 2023
Chemotherapy dose rounding
Reduces hazardous drug waste in pediatric infusion services
RecyclingSince 2024
Lab plastics recycling
Diversion of clean polypropylene and polystyrene from research labs
EnergySince 2024
Central plant efficiency upgrades
Chiller and HVAC modernization across the research campus