Sustainable Healthcare: Smart Waste Management in Action

Lead sustainable change through smarter healthcare waste practices

The healthcare sector generates significant waste, contributing to pollution, rising costs, and environmental harm. But it also holds the power to transform.

This four-week course empowers healthcare professionals to drive sustainability through smart waste management strategies that improve patient care and operational efficiency.

Understand how waste impacts care, safety, and the environment

You’ll begin by exploring the scale and scope of healthcare waste, from routine disposables to hazardous materials.

Discover the risks of improper waste management and learn how sustainable practices can mitigate harm, reduce emissions, and improve care quality.

Gain practical skills for sorting, storing, and reducing waste

Get hands-on with waste management strategies. Sorting waste at the source, handling hazardous materials and using colour-coded systems.

You’ll explore how to reduce, reuse, and rethink waste as part of a circular approach to healthcare sustainability.

Build a culture of sustainability in your hospital or clinic

Creating a green workplace isn’t just about bins and protocol; it’s about people.

You’ll examine the drivers of change, including leadership, compliance, staff engagement, and feedback. With real-world case studies, you’ll see how small actions lead to systemic impact.

This course is ideal for nurses, doctors, clinical leaders, and hospital staff aiming to reduce waste and embed sustainability in daily medical practice. Suitable for professionals across healthcare settings.

This course is ideal for nurses, doctors, clinical leaders, and hospital staff aiming to reduce waste and embed sustainability in daily medical practice. Suitable for professionals across healthcare settings.

• Develop a better understanding of the importance and impact of waste generation within the healthcare sector.
• Identify environmental and health risks associated with different types of healthcare waste.
• Apply practical skills in sorting, storing and disposing of waste in compliance with local regulations.
• Explore case studies showcasing sustainable strategies in different themes within the hospitals.
• Discover how to create behavior change and build a culture of sustainability across teams.