Baxter Healthcare Australia / New Zealand

Medical PVC Recycling

Hospitals & Home

Baxter Healthcare Australia / New Zealand

Medical PVC Recycling

Hospitals & Home

Evolving Landscape – Responsibility

The Evolution of:

• Government Policy

• Green Reporting

• Industry Social

Awareness

• Customer Awareness

Will result in suppliers being

more active in post use waste !

Supplier Responsibility…

Customer,

Regulator &

Industry

Engagement

Partnerships

with Waste &

Recycling

Organizations

Reduce

Product

Enviro.

Footprint

Partner in Trials

with Hospital

and Home

patients

Modelling of

Viable Resource

Recovery

Processes

Support for

Industry

Organizations

Initiatives

PassiveParticipant

ActiveParticipant

Suppliers will be

required to take

a position !

“Active” suppliers will engage in many activities

Product

Eco

Labelling

Provide

Customer

Education

& Training

Customer Education / Recycling Programs

PVC Recovery – Program Features

PVC Recovery in Hospitals

• 240Lt bins

• Grant program for smaller bins

• Instructional DVD / brochure

• Training as requested (tailored)

• Transportation Service

(Cost: Nil - $10 per bin)

A pilot PVC recovery program was

initiated at Western Health Victoria

in 2009. It demonstrated that some

PVC medical products can be

separated relatively easily by

hospital staff and the PVC can be

recycled in Australia and can be

re-manufactured into useful new

consumer products.

PVC Recovery In Hospitals – Positive Message

Consumer Benefits

– Cost efficient way to dispose of waste

– Achieves “Social Responsibility” aims

– Achieves KPI’s for sustainability

Medical Manufacturer / Supplier Benefits

– Achieves KPI’s for sustainability

– Achieves “Social Responsibility” aims

Supplier / Recycler Benefits

– Access to cost effective, consistent PVC

– More business & jobs in Australia

Community Benefits

– Reduction in landfill in the environment

– Value adding and reworking existing

materials

Type of Waste Disposal $/kg

Clinical Waste $ 1.22

Comingled Recycling $ 0.62

General Waste $ 0.17

PVC Recycling FREE - $ 0.15

“It is gratifying to see the goodwill shown

towards this project by all participants” Hospital Admin

Nurses

Governments

Renal Units

Home Patients

Industry Bodies

Bins & Liner Companies

Cardboard Companies

Transport Companies

Waste Collectors

PVC Re Processors

Closing the Loop – Sustainable Products

To be re-manufactured into

garden hoses and other

materials

Recycling Branding

Medical Products Branding with

Recycling Logo’s

Dec 13

Aug 15

Segregation – The Challenge

• High segregation quality is a key success factor

• Industry standards seek a < 5% contamination rate

• Home Patient & NZ Hospitals are achieving targets.

• Segregation quality in AU is sound – but adhoc (pictures)

Site champions, program awareness and training are

key factors in successful segregation

Random Inspections – in place

Best Hospital Award ?

Training Videos

Ongoing training/Awareness !

Learnings – Key Success Factors

Strategic Buy-In

Geographical

Coverage

Economic

Viability

Passionate

Champions

Supplier

&

Customer

Social

&

Financial

Volume is

“King”

Eyes & Ears

drive

engagement

Must have a

stand alone

vision

Economies

of scale

Developing

the supply

chain

Poor

segregation

Finding the

champion !Some

aren’t ready

Education is

the key

A puzzle

from use to

reuse

Need

engagement

Patience &

re training

Devote time

resources

Operational Success

Senior Management Support Key To Success

PD Recycling Launch – Patient / Nurse Training

PD Home Patients – PVC Bin Sticker

Monthly PVC Weight

6.6kg to 9.0kg

Medical PVC Recycling – Targeted Strategy ANZ

Future PVC Recycling Targets – next 12 months

Hospital: 60 participants 85 by Oct 2016 – PVC 120,000 kgs pa.

Home: 500 participants 750 by Oct 2016 – PVC 80,000 kgs pa.

Projects – next 12 months

• Update promotional & instructional DVD’s & brochures – Q2,2016

• Launch home PD recycling in Auckland – Jun 16

• Develop supply chain for hospital program in South East QLD – 2016

• Establish Perth based hospital program (beyond pilot) & re-processor

• Establish pilot hospitals in Adelaide – Q3,2016

Hospital: Growth

Victoria = 6

Brisbane = 3

Adelaide = 2

NSW = 4

Perth = 4

NZ = 6

Home: Growth

Melbourne = 60

Brisbane = 40

Adelaide = 40

Sydney = 60

Auckland = 50

Continue Evolving & Updating

Baxter Your Partner in Sustainability

“Baxter is an example of a company that has gone beyond Industrial Ecology (IE) in

that they have a solution for their in house plastic and cardboard waste. They have

now embraced Product Stewardship with a take back scheme that is already

involving the major hospitals in Australia and as we heard going to their home

patients. As I said this has not been done anywhere else in the world and a key part

of the reason this company is flourishing as an Australian Manufacturer in a world

market.” NSW EPA

“This is terrific news and a great outcome for the health system as well as the

environment” School Of Medicine, University of Tasmania

“We are enthusiastic and looking forward to this fantastic venture” Burnie PD Unit

“It is gratifying to see the goodwill shown towards this project and the environmental

spinoffs are clearly there” Royal Hobart Hospital