SUSTAINABILITY AT

MUSC

recycle@musc.edu or www.musc.edu/gogreen

Overview

MUSC Enterprise University/Research Hospital MUSC Physicians/Outpatient

Basic Stats 7.8 million Sq Feet 82 acre campus 709 licensed beds in 3 Hospitals over 800 Research Labs 12,000 employees and 3,000 students Economic Impact of more than $2.3 Billion in 2007

Sustainability Focus Areas

Climate Energy: Green Building Energy: Transportation Water: Green Building Waste Management & Recycling Grounds Food Academics

Climate

“There is no longer any credible scientific debate about the basic facts:

our world continues to warm, with the last decade the hottest in modern records

deep oceans warming faster than the earth’s atmosphere Sea level is rising Arctic Sea ice is melting years faster than projected

4 past EPA Administrators 8/1/13

Is human activity a substantial cause of global climate change?

Yes, according to the US National Academies of Science, NASA and NOAA

Climate

Global Change Data

Downtown Charleston with 6 ft sea level rise

Lake Mead drought 2013

What is MUSC doing about this? Signed American College and University

President’s Climate Commitment

MUSC Greenhouse Gas Inventory FY09 255,466 MTCO2e FY11 215,045 MTCO2e (purchased offsets

for BEB)

Achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible Set target date for achieving climate

neutrality Need to do this

Set interim goals and actions See following slides

Energy: Green Building

Bioengineering Building LEED Gold 21.5% energy cost savings Occupancy sensors, lighting controls, and task

lighting Wall insulation of R20 High-reflectance R20 roof Double pane PPG windows Window and building overhangs Exterior lighting (savings of 36.1%) Highly efficient HVAC system with

heat recovery

Energy: Green Building

Energy Performance Contract Lighting and Lighting Controls

Changed out ~ 49,000 lights Annual savings $664,700

Fume Hood Upgrades 96 fume hoods replaced: 50% less air used Automatic buffer, shuts off air when not in use Annual savings $288,523

Overall Energy and Water Savings of $2.5 M/Yr

Energy: Green Building Results FY 09 215 Million KWH or $15.1M

FY 10 213 Million KWH or $16.7M Opened Dental building 5.5M KWH added Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0084 on average

FY 11 214 Million KWH or $17.6M Opened 2 new LEED research buildings 5.2 M KWH

added Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0037 on average

FY 12 222 Million KWH or $19.3 M Cost of 1 KWH went up by $0.0044 on average

Energy: Transportation

How we are reducing our impact: 10,000 daily commuters Walking Biking Riding CARTA EXPRESS bus (600+ day) Riding a Motorcycle Carpooling

Trident Rideshare – Free Emergency Ride Home Occasional Parker - $5 day pass

Carpooling to conferences/training Learning on-line and attending webinars Telecommuting instead of traveling Videoconferencing with colleagues Practicing Telemedicine

Energy: Education

Water: Green Building

Energy Performance Contract Water Conservation Projects

1815 new low flush toilets, 211 Urinals 2571 Flow Restrictors, 100 Shower Heads Annual savings $509,760

Grounds uses computerized timed watering

Extreme Emergency Middendorf Aquifer 2,075 ft deep well

Waste: Reuse

Reusable Office Supplies Two locations on-campus All items free to students,

faculty & staff Pens, pencils, calculators,

staplers, rubber stamps, staples, scissors, notebooks, notepads, 3-ring binders – all sizes!, folders, envelopes, manila & hanging file folders, paperclips, rubber bands, small desk top accessories, laser toners and ink jet supplies

Donations are welcome: call us for a pick up if you have a box or more

Waste: Recycling

Single Stream for some residential areas

Dual Stream at MUSC Paper is separate

Paper must be shredded for confidentiality Clean, shredded paper gets a better price Magazines and books must be separated

Cardboard and Paperboard Are baled together and sold

Glass, Plastic and Steel Cans These materials get sorted at the County

facility Metals

Sold to offset the cost of recycling services

Request a Recycling Service: When you can expect service

Furnish recycling bin (specify materials) within a week

Furnish clean out or temporary recycling bin (specify materials) two days notice required

Empty recycling bin (specify materials) same day or next day

Unlock Confidential Paper recycling bin within two hours M-F 7AM - 3PM

Waste: Recycling Work Requests

University: 2-4119MUHA: 2-5600

Waste: Bin Selection

Waste: Bin Location

• Near copier/fax/printer• Behind Nurses station• In Mailroom

Paper

• Break Room• Next to Beverage

machine• Classroom/meeting room• Patient waiting rooms• Cafeterias/lobbies

PlasticGlass

Steel

Waste: Recycling Collection Schedule

Campus Address Plastic/Glass/Steel & Aluminum Paper

ART - Ashley River Tower Monday & Thursday ThursdayCentral Energy Plant Monday MondayChildren's Hospital Mon/Wed/Fri (OR only) FridayCMH/McClennan Banks Monday MondayCSB Wednesday MondayFamily Medicine Friday MondayIOP Monday WednesdayRutledge garage;OT/PT outpatient clinic Wednesday ThursdayRutledge Tower - tower section Wednesday WednesdayRutledge Tower - older section Wednesday FridayRutledge Tower Annex Wednesday ThursdayRutledge Tower Physical Plant Wednesday ThursdayUniv Hospital Tuesday & Thursday Tuesday135 Cannon Thursday Friday163 Rutledge Wednesday Thursday

To request a collection UNIV call 2-4119 -MUHA call 2-5600

Waste: Paper Shredding/Recycling

• Slim jim – 24 gal• Console – 30 gal• Locked Tote – 90

gal

All Paper is

shredded!

1,458 bins emptied once a week

16,500 lbs./week average shredding

Off campus service to Satellite Clinics

Waste: Cardboard & Paperboard

• Flatten the box to prevent litter

• Flatten the box to help housekeeping

• Use one box to collect flattened boxes

Corrugated

Cardboard

• Glove Boxes• Suture supply Boxes• Frozen Dinner and Cereal

Boxes• Tissue Paper Boxes• Envelopes and Office Supplies

Boxes

Paperboard

NOTE: There are ten locations on the MUSC campus that collect or bale cardboard. Go to musc.edu/gogreen for a full list!

Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal

661 bins emptied once a week

Current avg. per week 1 ton

Plastics #1 - #7

Aluminum Cans

Other Steel

Glass Bottles

NO Styrofoam

NO Plastic Wrap

Waste: Mixed Plastic, Glass & Metal

Put the lid back on!

Waste: Recycling Electronics

E-Waste Recycling: CD’s, floppy disk, cords,

plugs, calculators, speakers, printers, phones, random scientific equipment

Surplus: monitors, CPU’s, tagged property

7 bins emptied as needed Total collected in FY2012 = 21 tons

All MUSC issued cell phones must go back to Communications (2nd floor Harborview)

All MUSC information must be wiped out from hard drives before disposal of CPU to preserve confidentiality!

Waste: Recycling Batteries

Batteries 100’s of locations Create free recycling bins from

plastic containers we receive from pathology & Environmental Services

Give bins away at all public events, presentations, on-call

Accept lead acid, Li-Ion, Ni-Mh, Ni-Cad, Alkaline

Total collected in FY2012 = 7 tons

Batteries Plus collects for free

Waste: Recycling Results

FY 12 Tons

Office Paper 520

Cardboard 309

Yard Waste 120

Plastic, Glass & Steel 49

Books 39

Wooden Pallets 36

Scrap Metal 32

Electronic or E-waste 21

Batteries 7

Tons

Restaurant Grease 5

Fluorescent Tubes 4

Medical Products 4

Toner Cartridges 4

Radiology Film 2

Oil & Oil Filters 2

Tires 1

Chemicals .11

Total 1,155.11

Grounds

Arboretum 3000+ trees on campus, 64 different species

Medicinal Garden Butterfly Garden Rain Garden and Bioswale Organic Urban Farm

Weekly work and learn sessions, health education

Biodegradable motor oil use Composting of all yard waste Diversity in plantings with emphasis on

native species Tulip Poplar at Anderson House

Food

MUSC Cafeteria Fresh on the Menu Certification: 25% local Meatless Monday program and Mindful Eco-mugs: $.25 discount for use of refillable mug On-line ordering for patient meals/catering Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee & Tea Biodegradable and compostable containers  Food waste is collected for compost = 2,000 lbs./week

Eat for Health Education program at Urban Farm

Farmer’s Market in various locations three times a week

CSA drop-off points in three locations

Academics

Student Life Sustainability Pledge is offered on line Student events: recycling and waste reduction Eco Friendly regalia for graduation

Research Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Science

Dr. Louis Guillette: studying the impact of toxic chemicals on reproductive development and functioning.

Environmental Research Dr. David Hoel: research & evaluation of the potential health effects of ionizing

radiation.

Microbiology Dr. Michael Schmidt: antimicrobial properties of copper to prevent HAI (4th

leading cause of death in US)

Dr. Harold D. May: Microbes and the Future of Fuel Production

Sustainability & Recycling Staff

Christine von Kolnitz CooleySustainability Manager843-792-1804vonkolnc@musc.edu

Pete RockOperations Manager843-792-4668rockp@musc.edu

Kathy McKayAdministrative Assistant843-792-2723mckaykat@musc.edu

Caroline DavilaCommunications 843-792-9745davilac@musc.edu

Equipment Operator Staff:Michael PeavyJerome FrazierRobert TurnerMark Bonnett

How to reach us:

Service phone number: 2-4066Email: recycle@musc.eduMore information:http://www.musc.edu/gogreen