From garbage to green in the operating room: an anesthesiology resident-led soft plastics recycling quality improvement project
Authors' conclusion
We successfully introduced and sustained a soft plastics collection program in our centre's OR suite with the aim to stream it for recycling.
Study context
- Population
- OR suite of a single centre in British Columbia, Canada12 ORs
- Comparison
- One OR vs All ORs vs Eight-month follow-up
- Outcome
- Daily weight of soft plastics recycled (aim 1,000 g per day)
Methodological detailssingle-centre, anesthesiology resident-led, Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, Shewhart control charts
- Single-centre
- Anesthesiology resident-led
- Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
- Shewhart control charts
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Daily weight of soft plastics collected
Further findings
| Outcome | One OR | All ORs | Eight-month follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistakes per day (balancing measure) | median 0 (IQR 0–2) mistakes per day | median 2 (IQR 1–4) mistakes per day | median 1 (IQR 0–3) mistake per day |
Mistakes per day (balancing measure)
- E-mail reminders and signage improved the error rate
Original publication
From garbage to green in the operating room: an anesthesiology resident-led soft plastics recycling quality improvement project. Can J Anaesth. Published 27 June 2025. doi:10.
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