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  • Healthcare Waste Management
  • Urology
  • Environmental Sustainability in Medicine

Background:

  • Operating rooms generate disproportionately high waste volumes within healthcare.
  • Urologic procedures contribute significantly to this waste stream.
  • Current recycling practices in urology operating rooms are not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify recyclable and nonrecyclable waste from specific urologic procedures.
  • To assess current recycling practices among urologists.
  • To identify opportunities for waste reduction in urology ORs.

Main Methods:

  • Collected waste weight data for five urologic procedures (stent exchange, ureteroscopy, PCNL, radical prostatectomy, cystectomy) from January 2024 to October 2024.
  • Categorized waste into nonrecyclable solid and recyclable materials.
  • Administered an 11-question survey to urologists across 8 AUA sections regarding OR recycling.

Main Results:

  • Quantified waste for procedures including stent exchange (1.87/1.2 kg), ureteroscopy (3.7/1.0 kg), PCNL (6.5/1.65 kg), radical prostatectomy (11.3/2.97 kg), and cystectomy (11.69/2.67 kg).
  • Surveyed 30 urologists; 41.2% of academic hospitals and 28.6% of community hospitals had OR recycling.
  • Only 38.8% felt knowledgeable about OR recycling, and 11.1% had received training.

Conclusions:

  • Urology operating rooms generate considerable waste, a significant portion of which is recyclable.
  • There is a clear opportunity for implementing targeted recycling initiatives within urology ORs.
  • Further research and standardized protocols are needed to improve OR waste management and sustainability.