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Environmental Health and Sustainability

Sydney Local Health District is committed to being an environmentally responsible, sustainable, adaptable and resilient organisation.

Key focus areas

Featured projects

Our vision is to be Australia’s cleanest, greenest, hospital and healthcare service by 2030.

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Blister Pack Recycling at Concord
Blister Pack Recycling

Concord and Canterbury Hospital pharmacy departments partner with Pharmacyle to collect and recycle medication blister packs and metered dose inhalers, which previously were going into landfill.

Upcycling Tubs Sustainability
Plastic Tub Upcycling

We have partnered with HealthShare at RPA, to clean and donate over 200 ten litre food plastic tubs to Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford Oosh and Newtown Public School for their education programs.

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Sydney Sustainability Program

Our Sydney Sustainability Program was developed to support and drive the delivery of our environmental health sustainability plan, and to ensure that the environmental impact of our services are minimised.