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The Medical Pantry Project
Recycling supplies from hospitals to underserved communities and wildlife sanctuaries.
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Suggested by: Martin
Project partner: Medical Pantry Limited
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Western Metro
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Large amounts of waste generated by hospitals goes to landfill and incinerators. This includes significant amounts of unused medical supplies and equipment. The Medical Pantry Program is a solution to reduce the amount of hospital waste by recovering these unused items. We collect used items from hospitals located in the Western Metropolitan Region (Footscray, Sunshine, Williamstown and Sunbury Hospitals). We sort, package and store these items in our warehouse (requires Pick My Project Funds) and donate the supplies to medically underserved communities, wildlife sanctuaries and local businesses. Highly specialised medical supplies are donated to medical relief groups.
Medical Pantry Program is not just about donating medical supplies to medically underserved communities, wildlife sanctuaries and local businesses, it improves the sustainability of our community by reducing the hospitals contribution to landfill and carbon foot print. The program involves volunteers of numerous backgrounds, including local nurses, doctors, students, young professionals and retirees and promote health and welfare to help build stronger, more diverse and connected community.
COMPLETED PROJECT
Project details
Suggested by: Martin
Project partner: Medical Pantry Limited
Region
Western Metro
Budget
Votes
253 votes received
Spread the word
Before participating in Pick My Project please log in or register to YourSAy.
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Great idea
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Awesome!
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Great initiative, good luck Martin!
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Good work mate!
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Great Idea, Good Luck with the project !
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Reducing waste and helping our communities. Fantastic !!
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Great idea Marty!
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This project sounds great. Get it up and going so we can stop so much hospital waste going to landfill. It will save hospitals millions into the future
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Go Marty
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Go Marty!!
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Great project!
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great work!
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What a brilliant and worthy idea
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Awesome project. Looking forward to seeing this come to life!
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Best of luck with this amazing project.
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Great idea!
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Sounds great
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Great ideas
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We should get all major hospitals to do the same to support their surrounding communities.
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Great work!!!!!
Thanks Tamie
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I'd love to know why hospitals are throwing away unused stuff!
Hi Deef, that is a great question. In our health care system, unfortunately, there are many reasons why supplies are thrown out. Here are some reasons why:
-New techniques and new equipment which means the old stock is not used and cannot be returned;
-Items are ordered specifically for a patient who no longer requires the intervention;
-There is no process to redirect supplies and the only option is to throw it into landfill;
-The manufacturers do not accept returns.
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ErikaC
14 Sep 2018
What a great idea!