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Sustainable Reuse Programs for Surplus Equipment and Supplies in Healthcare and Office Settings

Explore innovative programs designed to efficiently manage surplus equipment, furniture, and medical supplies. Led by John Leigh, the Recycling & Waste Programs Coordinator at DHMC, these initiatives minimize warehousing needs and internal handling. The "Trading Post" email bulletin connects donors with recipients, ensuring quick turnover of materials. Various donation outlets—including local hospitals, clinics, and schools—are utilized. The self-monitored REDU room serves as a drop-off point for office and medical supplies, promoting sustainability in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

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Sustainable Reuse Programs for Surplus Equipment and Supplies in Healthcare and Office Settings

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  1. Reuse Programs for Surplus Equipment, Furniture, Medical & Office Supplies John Leigh DHMC Recycling & Waste Programs Coordinator Lebanon, New Hampshire 603-650-7719 john.leigh@hitchcock.org

  2. Design programs that • Run themselves or require minimal coordination • Avoid warehousing • Minimize internal handling • Rely on recipients to transport • Turn material over quickly • Work with what resources you have

  3. Options for Furniture & Office Equipment • Email bulletin board: “Trading Post” • Triage site (reuse, donate, recycle) • Various donation outlets

  4. Trading Post

  5. Receipt of bulletins as e-mails

  6. Can review postings anytime

  7. Triage site

  8. Determining disposition

  9. Donation

  10. Donation options • Affiliate or local hospitals & clinics (group email to materiel managers) • Local schools (ditto) • Staff (For Free signs on items near exit) • Regional materials exchanges (WasteCap, Craigslist.com, Freecycle.org, etc.)

  11. Office Supplies • Room devoted to reuse of supplies • Widely distribute Office Clean Out Tips • Electronic bulletin board - great for larger amounts of one item (e.g., box of binders), items of greater value (e.g., unused toner cartridges)

  12. Drop off or pick up items Self-monitored Open 24/7 Doubles as a recycling satellite collection point (toners, bulbs, batteries) REDU room

  13. Medical Supplies & Equipment • Marked boxes on pallets: Donation to organizations that consolidate materials and coordinate with charities • Northeast examples: Int’l. Medical Equipment Collaborative, American Medical Resources Foundation, Institution Recycling Network • Cherry picking of boxes: Individual staff embarking on medical missions, carrying supplies in luggage

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