Stony Brook signed the White House / HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge and published 2026 Sustainability Goals. Recognized at both COP28 (2023) and COP29 (2024) for its decarbonization and climate resilience commitments, including a 50% emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
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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.
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.
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.
UK university spin out (NHS Innovation Accelerator fellow) that decontaminates and recycles lab consumables pipette tips, tubes, plates into reusable polymer feedstock on site.
Small UK manufacturer turning post consumer PET bottles into durable, NHS suitable scrubs and medical apparel.
Publicly documented programs where this hospital or its parent system reported measurable results.
Stony Brook University Hospital, as part of Stony Brook University, executes a published set of 2026 Sustainability Goals covering waste diversion, climate resilience for its Long Island campus, and clinical engagement.