NEWSLETTER Subscribe RESEARCH Companies Local authorities Individuals Home > Healthcare Professionals > News > The Lisieux hospital center recycles 80% of food waste Health professionals Our solutions News My customer area Tweet THE LISIEUX HOSPITAL CENTER RECYCLES 80% OF FOOD WASTE How to strengthen its dynamic sustainable development with a bio-waste sector? The response from Thierry Lebas, risk manager and quality manager at Lisieux hospital. “Thanks to the sorting of recoverable organic waste, 4 to 5 tonnes of bio-waste per year will not be incinerated and will not produce CO 2 . " Thierry Lebas, risk manager and quality manager at Lisieux hospital Why amplify the waste elimination processes, already very developed at the Lisieux hospital center, with this bio-waste sector? The vocation of a hospital is care. Our raison d'être is to improve health and benefit people. This is why we must be exemplary in terms of sustainable development in the interest of the planet. We are also thinking of saving money, but this is not a priority. The recovery of bio-waste, that is to say part of the waste previously eliminated in the household waste circuit, was our flagship project in 2013. Thanks to the process set up with Veolia as part of our last call for tenders, 4 to 5 tonnes of bio-waste per year will not be incinerated and will not produce CO 2 . What have you changed in the organization of the food waste circuit and with what results? Veolia helped us to think about how to remove biowaste, the necessary equipment and the organization of work. Before, the contents of meal trays were thrown into the trash when leaving patient rooms. Now the trays are placed on a ladder trolley and then cleared in the upstairs office. Sorting distinguishes organic waste that can be recovered as compost and placed in a special bin, household waste and hollow bodies (cups, bricks, etc.). Waste sorting at the staff self-service is carried out on site. About thirty people carry out this work at each meal. Membership was general, especially as selective sorting is now part of the habit in a personal capacity. We prepared for this change for 3 months by communicating with the 1,400 agents of the hospital. The new contract with Veolia includes other projects. What are they ? We have reviewed the recycling method for paper and cardboard. Cardboard, mainly from unpacking pharmaceutical products, and unshredded paper are collected in a dedicated bin per floor and then compacted. The same goes for metal cans which are pressed in a small compactor and then collected by Veolia. These two sectors are valued by a price per ton donated by our service provider. These are 10 tonnes per month, on average, less in household waste since the establishment of the bio-waste / cans channels and the expansion of the paper / cardboard sector. Waste sorted and recovered by the Lisieux CH (650 beds) Annual averages updated at the start of 2014: 4.5 t of bio-waste 5.5 t of paper / cardboard (2 t in May 2013) 0.4 t of scrap metal (cans) 9,2 t de DASRI 36 t d’ordures ménagères (contre 45 t en mai 2013) En savoir plus : Nos solutions Solutions pour les déchets des hôpitaux et des cliniques Collecte et valorisation des biodéchets Références similaires A terme, 90 % des déchets de la tour PB6 valorisés avec Veolia Propreté Cinq usines du groupe Bel valorisent 100 % des déchets La solution « 2 en 1 » du leader de l’alimentation bio pour les déchets Méthanisation des déchets organiques des gros producteurs Une formation dédiée aux déchets du secteur de la santé En vidéo Gestion des déchets de l’hôpital R. Picqué Filière d’élimination des DASRI Filière de recyclage du carton Date de publication : 16/05/2014 Cette option ne fonctionnera pas correctement car votre navigateur ne supporte pas les frames internes (iframes) © 2014 Veolia Propreté. Tous droits réservés. Accueil Vidéothèque Recrutement Contact Plan du site Glossaire Mentions légales Mon espace client MIEUX NOUS CONNAÎTRE Our identity, our values, the key figures, our presence ...