Since Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, for which only 28 cases have been reported in France since 1996, single-use blades have become the norm. An (over)precaution that costs a lot in transport and waste. When will we see a return to multiple use?
Guide to using the TrackDéchets platform
Fiche de veille juridique 313 (2021).
EPR now applies to waste oils
Fiche de veille juridique 312 (2021).
Accelerating the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions from healthcare facilities
The Observatoire's annual publication maps the evolution of the maturity of health and medico-social establishments in terms of sustainable development.
126 healthcare establishments completed the 2021 self-diagnosis based on 2020 data, an atypical year, compared with 250 in the usual panel.
Creating a channel for electrical and electronic medical waste
Fiche de veille juridique 308 (2021).
Analysis of non-hazardous waste disposal (NHW)
Fiche de veille juridique 307 (2021).
A lesson in common sense
The Fondation Lenval in Nice (06) has come up with an excellent idea: to create "Leboncoin Lenval". Valérie Malbequi, Director of Economic Services, explains: "We found a way to reuse unused equipment....
From "5 streams" to "8 streams", sorting non-hazardous waste is evolving
Fiche de veille juridique 302 (2021).
At CH Métropole Savoie, desflurane gas is a thing of the past
The OR teams - doctors and nurses - have done it: desflurane, the most polluting anesthetic gas, has been permanently removed from the hospital's 21 ORs. Three ...
Réduire ses DASRI de 80 %
Entre 2004 et 2018, le CH de Toulon-Hyères a mené une série de mesures qui ont permis de réduire de 80 % la masse de DASRI. Ces déchets à risques …
A successful mobility plan for Valenciennes Hospital (59)
A successful mobility plan for the Valenciennes Hospital (59) Since 2011, the Valenciennes Hospital has been committed to sustainable development, a historic initiative driven by the ...
Reinforced waste traceability system
Fiche de veille juridique 298 (2021).
Anaesthetic gases: invisible, odourless but polluting
The gases used to anesthetize patients are invisible and often odorless, but they generate very real pollution.
Circular economy: German study analyzes the life cycle of electrophysiology catheters
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have carried out the most comprehensive life-cycle analysis to date, comparing a reprocessed device with its original or "virgin" counterpart.
Take a waste
Take a waste enables healthcare and medico-social establishments to outsource their waste management, while complying with legislation and saving money.
Clinique de l'Anjou: when employees embrace the environmental approach
Since its creation, Clinique de l'Anjou has been committed to an active policy of sustainable development, and has become an expert in environmental management.
Foodstuffs that are excluded from the donation*.
Fiche de veille juridique n° 295 (2021). This decree concerns Foodservice operators, coming into force in January 2021.
Building and gardening waste
Legal watch no. 293 (2020). This decree concerns the legal entity, and comes into force in July 2021.
ERP and separate waste collection
Legal watch no. 291 (2020). This decree concerns ERP, coming into force in January 2021.
National "anti-food waste" label*.
Legal watch no. 289 (2020). This decree concerns, among others, the contract catering sector, and will come into force in December 2020.