Administrators at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston firmly believe that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. As a result, this month the hospital is starting a pilot program that could potentially take a common hospital trash item and turn it into a bit of profit.
The material in question is so-called blue wrap material that is consumed in large quantities by operating rooms. Blue wrap is the blue bubble wrap material that surgical instruments come wrapped in. The hospital hopes to save and sell the blue wrap for reuse rather than constantly throw the product into the general waste stream. If successful, the hospital would like to see a double benefit: reducing the amount of its hauled trash, and getting some amount of cash back.
(See my complete blog on the topic at Healthcare Finance News)
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