sue Herriott

I will spend 15 minutes learning about the items my organization collects for medical device reprocessing and share this information with colleagues.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes learning about which items are recyclable both at my workplace and at home since they may be different, and recycle only those items.

I will only use disinfectants where recommended and required by my organization's Infection Prevention and Control department.

I will prevent water from being wasted by reporting one or more leaky faucets, toilets, or other water leaks to my organization's facilities team for repair.

I will select a greener option when purchasing supplies, such as products that have environmental certifications, less packaging, or other environmental attributes, or come from local vendors.

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

I will attend or watch a recording of a webinar 30 minutes long covering one or more healthcare sustainability issues.