Waste generated from a single surgical procedure in a U.S. hospital (photo credit: Cassandra Thiel)
Healthcare is a critical service sector with a sizable environmental “footprint” – both directly (e.g., from onsite energy and water use and waste generation), and indirectly (e.g., from the production of healthcare-related products like medical devices and pharmaceuticals). Our research applies industrial ecology approaches to examine this area more systematically.
Funding and support
University of Bordeaux Initiative of Excellence (IdEx)