Health Care Waste Management and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

The nation's health care system produces a large amount of waste, both hazardous and nonhazardous; however, there are simple steps that any health care professional can take to minimize the effects of health care waste on the environment and human health. Not only can health care professionals reduce, reuse, and recycle, but they can also make smarter, “green” purchasing decisions. AORN J 92 (December 2010) XX-XX. © AORN, Inc, 2010.