What is Childrens doing to revamp the recycling program?
Our recycling program has a second life. This time around, its much more ambitious, robust and exciting! Weve partnered with Save that Stuff, a Charlestown-based company that embraces the cardinal sustainability practice rule: reduce, reuse, recycle. One of the most important changes weve made is the process by which cans and bottles are collected. Employees experienced some confusion with the Cafés reverse vending machine, which would only accept certain cans or bottles. Save That Stuff has a commingled recycling program that accepts all bottles and cans, rigid plastics, empty yogurt cups, foil wrappers, paper cups and plastic lunch packages. The only item thats not accepted is Styrofoam. Our main lobby and many floors now have bins for paper, commingled items and trash. Were working to find solutions for areas that can’t fit these bins, but our goal is to have them throughout the hospital. Cardboard and white paper are also being recycled; our goal this year is to recycle one million
