Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Sustainable Healthcare: Smart Waste Management in Action
Skåne Care and Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare
The course focused on sustainable healthcare waste management, covering the identification, risks, and handling of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Participants engaged with expert-led videos, real-world case studies, and practical exercises to learn sorting methods, storage, and disposal techniques. It emphasized circular strategies, such as reducing and rethinking waste, and highlighted the role of leadership, policy, and staff engagement in fostering a green workplace culture.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Roula Nicolas
Senior Manager Training
Skåne Care
Emma Caganic
Course Manager
Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Develop a better understanding of the importance and impact of waste generation within the healthcare sector.
- Identify environmental and health risks associated with different types of healthcare waste.
- Apply practical skills in sorting, storing and disposing of waste in compliance with local regulations.
- Explore case studies showcasing sustainable strategies in different themes within the hospitals.
- Discover how to create behavior change and build a culture of sustainability across teams.
Syllabus
1) Introduction to Waste in Healthcare- Including the importance and opportunities that waste management represents and identification of the types of waste generated within healthcare and an overview of the risks of improper waste management.
2) Stages of waste handling- This includes a first approach to the different stages such as collection of waste, transport and storage as part of waste management.
3) Sorting waste- Sorting waste at the source includes strategies such as colour-bin systems and maintaining effective communication and transparency practices to facilitate the implementation.
4) Building a Green Waste Management Culture- Definition of the concept and revision of the key drivers for a green waste management culture such as Policy and compliance, Leadership and engagement, Measurement and feedback.
5) Understanding the waste streams- Definition of the different waste streams and the implications for their management, with a special focus on understanding the importance and types of hazardous waste.
6) Reducing, Reusing and Rethinking Waste- Revision of some of the components that could help to a circular management strategy for waste in healthcare.
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Issued on 19th February 2026
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