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Albuquerque, NM· UNM Health· 537 beds

UNM Hospital

UNM Hospital is New Mexico's only academic medical center and Level I trauma center, embedding sustainability into its Critical Care Tower and broader campus operations alongside the UNM system sustainability plan.

Academic medical centerEnergy efficiencyAnesthetic gas
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Reduce energy use intensity
Target 25% reduction by 2030 · baseline 2019 · kBtu per square foot across the campus
On track
40% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Source: UNM HSC Newsroom
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Anesthetic gas footprint reduction
Target Eliminate desflurane and cut N2O by 2027 · baseline 2022 · OR formulary and N2O manifold leakage
On track
55% of the way to goal1 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 55%→Projected 66.7%
+11.7 pts
Est. 210 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions
Stryker Sustainability Solutions· Single use device reprocessing+8.1 pts · 146 t/yrMedline· ReNewal device reprocessing+2.6 pts · 47 t/yrVanguard AG· Remanufactured EP & ultrasound catheters+1.0 pts · 17 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 clinical recycling and reprocessing
Target Higher diversion across surgical suites by 2028 · baseline 2022 · Blue wrap, clean plastics, single use devices
On track
30% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 30%→Projected 56.6%
+26.6 pts
Est. 308 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions
Terraloam· BioGown compostable isolation gown+5.6 pts · 65 t/yrTerraloam· BioDigester on site composter+8.4 pts · 97 t/yrStryker Sustainability Solutions· Single use device reprocessing+12.6 pts · 146 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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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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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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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2025
Critical Care Tower sustainability design
High-performance envelope and mechanical systems in new tower
Pharma wasteSince 2024
Desflurane reduction
OR formulary changes to lower-GWP anesthetics
ReprocessingSince 2023
Single use device reprocessing
Reprocessed surgical and cath lab devices