A small share of a hospital’s total emissions: the whole "waste and services" category accounts for around 4% of healthcare emissions according to The Shift Project, and DASRI is only a fraction of it. Most of the footprint comes from purchases (medicines, medical devices) and energy. But DASRI is the quickest, least costly reduction lever to activate - often a decarbonisation plan’s first concrete action. See our hospital climate strategy guide for the overall picture.
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