“Bring your own” reusables to surgery: an environmental sustainability quality-improvement initiative
This quality-improvement initiative achieved high patient uptake of reusable items and resulted in substantial reductions in plastic use, waste, and associated carbon emissions. Transitioning to reusable bags for patient belongings and reusable water bottles is an environmentally friendly initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of an OR.
Authors
- Julie E. Strychowsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5460-3155)
- Jacob Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1077-1557)
- Claire A. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-9058)
- Shannon Bilodeau
- Ken Leslie
- Sukham K Brar
- Mike Apostol
- Celia Dann
- Joanna Bossy
- Jenny Sleegers
- Rebecca Walters
- Ancy Rajan
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.001325
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00