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Waste Prevention Round Table

Medical Industry Round Table

MINUTES FROM SEMINAR #3
"EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS; DURABLES AND REUSABLES"
May 25, 2000 at Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Web Resources

General Information

Medical Industry Waste Prevention Round Table http://dnr.metrokc.gov/greenworks/waste_pre/medical.htm

Memorandum of Understanding between EPA and AHA http://www.h2e-online.org/about/mou.htm

Hospitals for a Healthy Environment - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing "How To Guide" http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Wetlands/7756/EPP1.htm (will soon be moved to official EPA website)

Alternative Products Information

Sustainable Hospitals - Alternative Products http://www.uml.edu/centers/LCSP/hospitals/index.html

American Reusable Textile Association
http://www.arta1.com/

Association of Medical Device Reprocessors http://www.amdr.org/

Vernacare - Makers of biodegradable bedside products http://www.vernacare.com/canada1.html

The web sites listed above have been provided for your reference and their listing does not constitute endorsement by any of the sponsors or partners of the Medical Industry Waste Prevention Round Table. If you know of a web site which should be included in this list in the future, please contact Kinley Deller, King County Solid Waste Division, at kinley.deller@metrokc.gov, 206-296-4434.