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Lexington, KY· University of Kentucky HealthCare· 945 beds

UK HealthCare Albert B. Chandler Hospital

Kentucky's flagship academic medical center and a Level I Trauma Center. UK HealthCare participates in the University of Kentucky's sustainability strategy covering energy, water, and waste, with an active campus recycling program and clinical engagement on planetary health.

Academic medical centerEnergy efficiencyRecycling
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Cut campus greenhouse gas emissions
Target Significant reduction by 2030 · baseline 2018 · Scope 1 and 2 emissions across UK campus
On track
42% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 42%→Projected 56.4%
+14.4 pts
Est. 353 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions
SageMedic / Sage Sustainable Electronics· Anesthesia gas capture (Centralized waste anesthetic gas)+9.3 pts · 228 t/yrPharmEcology (WM Healthcare Solutions)· Pharma waste segregation software+3.7 pts · 91 t/yrANAESTHETIC GAS RECLAMATION (Baxter / SageTech)· SID waste anesthetic gas capture & recycling+1.4 pts · 34 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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Increase landfill diversion at hospital facilities
Target Higher diversion by 2028 · baseline 2020 · Recycling and composting across patient care areas
On track
46% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 46%→Projected 58.9%
+12.9 pts
Est. 340 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions
Terraloam· BioGown compostable isolation gown+4.3 pts · 114 t/yrTerraloam· BioDigester on site composter+6.5 pts · 171 t/yrBD + Envetec· GENERATIONS closed loop lab plastic recycling+2.1 pts · 55 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.

Behind on this goal — 3 peers further along:
Improve water use efficiency
Target Measurable reduction by 2028 · baseline 2020 · Potable water consumption per square foot
On track
44% of the way to goal2 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.

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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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2023
Central plant energy upgrades
Improving steam and chilled water efficiency for clinical buildings
RecyclingSince 2024
Hospital recycling expansion
Expanding mixed recycling and cardboard capture in patient towers