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Ecocentricity Blog: Let's Play Another Game

Here’s the game. I will give you a quote, and then I will challenge you with the impossible task of guessing who said it. It could be Justin Bieber. It could be Kim Jong-un. Who knows?!?!

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SCS’ Sustainably Grown Certification Program Now ANSI Accredited

SCS Global Services (SCS) announced today that its Sustainably Grown Certification program is now accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). In this context, SCS is among the first entities to be recognized by ANSI as an eligible eco-labeling certification scheme owner and standards developer under the internationally recognized requirements and processes of the ISO 14020 and ISO 14024 standards.

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US EPA Includes SCS Global Services' Standards, Ecolabels and Certifications in its Recommendations to Federal Purchasers

U.S. EPA now recognizes SCS Global Services' suite of indoor air quality ecolabeling standards (SCS Indoor Advantage, Indoor Advantage Gold, FloorScore®) for low-emitting furniture, building materials and flooring products in its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels to federal purchasers.

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Economic Analysis for a Healthcare Recycling Program

HPRC has put together a comprehenmsive ecnonomic analysis for a healthcare recycling program, which will walk you through a full analysis in preparation for a new program, or in evaluation of an existing program. It considers baseline waste data, plastics quantities, and start-up, capital, and disposal costs for the program.

​Simply follow the instructions and fields will calculate based on your inputs.​ This data can then be used to make the business case for recycling at your hospital, or to help understand and improve upon your current practices. p understand and improve upon your current practices.

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Building the Business Case for Hospital Recycling

The Complete Guide to Making the Case for a Recycling Program

If approval from the hospital executive leadership team is required to implement a plastics recycling program, presenting a business case may be the best approach to request approval. This guide will help you prepare the business case.

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Hospital Waste Characterization

A hospital’s waste stream can be complex, but understanding the makeup of your waste stream and what portion of that could be impacted by a recycling program is vital. Using some basic benchmarks, HPRC has put together an equation to help you characterize the waste stream at your hospital.

Healthcare facilities in the United States generate approximately 14,000 tons of waste per day. It is estimated that between 20 and 25 percent of that 6,600 tons can be attributed to plastic packaging and plastic products. In addition, 85 percent of the waste generated is non-infectious.

AI & Technology

TECHO is Working to Eradicate Poverty in Latin America with NetSuite.org

TECHO, a youth-led non-profit organization dedicated to helping families living in slums, shares how a software donation from NetSuite.org has enabled them to manage their finances across 17 countries and focus on permanently eradicating poverty.

Environment

Program Incentivizes Recycling with Free Coffee and Yoga

Although the concept of recycling is nothing new to Americans, the U.S. recycling rate still hovers around 34 percent. And even with numerous campaigns to encourage Americans to recycle – from clearer labels to efforts to make recycling hip – the issue still plagues companies and consumers alike. Yet, according to the 2014 Cone Communications Recycling in the Home Survey, the top motivator to get people to the bin is through earning rewards, money or incentives. Now, one initiative in the Netherlands does just that – incentivizing individuals to recycle by providing free cups of coffee or discounts on yoga classes.

Environment

As I See It: Easy Tips for Better Recycling

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#SeizeTheSnowDays: Subaru WinterFest Lifestyle Tour Celebrates Winter Adventure

Subaru of America, Inc. has announced the start of Subaru WinterFest 2017, a one-of-a-kind, multi-city mountain destination and lifestyle tour for passionate winter warriors. Featuring fifteen stops across twelve resorts, skiers, snowboarders, winter enthusiasts and Subaru owners can enjoy live music, food and beverage, daily giveaways, gear demonstrations and more.

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