Waste generation and carbon emissions of a hospital kitchen in the US: Potential for waste diversion and carbon reductions
Fig 3
Estimated daily waste generation and diversion scenarios for case hospital kitchen, based on one-day audit.
Current (Base Case) = kitchen diverts cardboard and some metal recycling only; Ideal = recycling and composting of all possible materials; Likely Future = recycling and composting of likely materials based on feedback from kitchen staff.