菜单上的可持续性:评估医院食堂堆肥在推进行星健康倡议中的作用
Lawrence Huang1, Alex Jin1, Katherine Wainwright1
1The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|February 27, 2026
概括
罗德岛医院 罗德岛医院
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 医疗保健管理的管理
- 废物管理 废物管理
背景情况:
- 美国医院产生大量的食物浪费,影响环境可持续性.
- 有效的废物管理策略对于医疗机构至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估一项新型医院堆肥计划的可行性,影响和感知.
- 评估转移食品废弃物的环境效益和财务影响.
主要方法:
- 在罗德岛医院实施了为期六个月的堆肥计划.
- 收集食物浪费数据,调查员工,患者和管理人员.
- 估计的温室气体排放减少和成本比较.
主要成果:
- 转移了490.6公斤的食物浪费,减少了0.35公的二氧化碳相当的排放量.
- 堆肥成本高于填埋,但成本中立性是可以实现的.
- 发现对堆肥的支持很强,但对其环境相关性的认识很低.
结论:
- 医院堆肥与环境管理目标保持一致.
- 突出了试点计划的财务和后勤挑战.
- 建议改善教育,标牌和基础设施,以确保成功实施.
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