Ecological awareness
Papageorgiou General Hospital reinforces and promotes its ecological awareness, by implementing policies related to the following fields:
- Waste Management
- Energy saving
- Bioclimatic Architectural Design of Buildings
The aim is, to reduce the burden on the environment and to enhance the ecological awareness of workers and citizens by providing services based on the respect for people and the environment. The planning and implementation of the actions are the result of cooperation between the Public Health Supervisors and the department of the Technical Services.
PREVENTION OF WASTE PRODUCTION
The primary goal of our hospital is prevention in waste generation. Prevention is achieved by methods such as:
- Rational stock management
- FIFO system in storage areas
- Exploitation of digital communication to reduce paper usage
- Double-sided printing option, avoid colour and unnecessary printing
ALTERNATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Our Hospital complies with the obligations arising from the current legislation on the management of Waste from Healthcare Units and cooperates with licensed companies and approved collective systems of alternative management, in order to utilize large quantities of waste produced by its activities.
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Waste Management of Hospital Units
Our hospital's Hazardous Waste Management is carried out in a way that ensures the protection of the environment and public health. The Hospital complies with the legal obligations, cooperates with licensed waste management companies controls waste management.
Paper
Produced by all areas of the hospital. It is collected in blue coloured bags for recycle.
Plastic
Produced by all areas of the hospital. It is collected in white bags for recycle.
Aluminium - Packaging
They are mainly produced by the cafeteria and the hospital's restaurant.
Cooking oils
They are produced by the hospital's kitchens.
Energy saving
- Use of fluorescent or PL energy class A lamps.
- Use of electronic patches.
- Reduction of lighting in public areas where it is not necessary (corridors, warehouses).
- Gradual installation of energy-saving switches for appliances and lighting.
- Installation of photovoltaic systems 500 KW.
- Implementation of an optimum start & stop program for air conditioning units.
Alternative Management of Special Waste Flows
Municipal solid waste in modern society has been "enriched" with new streams of special waste that require separate, alternative management to avoid polluting the environment with hazardous materials and substances contained in them. Our hospital cooperates with approved collective systems for the management of these wastes:
- Batteries
- Accumulators
- Electrical-Electronic devices
- Electric Lamps
- Mineral oils
Use of Ecological Paints
The reference to user and environmentally friendly paints (dyes) usually refers to paints with a low content of 'Volatile Organic Compounds' (abbreviation: WTO) or 'Volatile Organic Compounds' (abbreviation: VOC).
