Current practices were disposing of the one time use sharps, made of palstic and metal, by way of landfill or incineration and the plastic safety containers either saw the same fate or were sanitized and re-used.

BD's introduction of their ecoFinity Life Cycle solution will recycle up to 70% of the plastic and metal from both the sharps and the containers. 

In fact, accorording to Randy Veenstra of the Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, where they are piloting the new sharps recycling program, it is expected that 38,000 pounds of sharps will be diverted from the landfill this year.

  And by their cradle to cradle comparison of the three systems per ISO 14040 standards, BD is able to show the impacts of their method including recycling and re-use of the products are far less than those of the current practices.

For more information on the ecoFinity project please read the BD press release and the ecoFinity abstract posters.

This course delves into the details of how various impact assessment methods are modeling the fate, transport & exposure pathways (causality chain, mechanisms) of emissions, allowing you to understand each impact category and why your results change when you use different impact assessment methods. The course discusses the environmental science of impact categories and is intended for students who have not previously studied environmental science. This course will point out the strengths and weaknesses of the major internationally accepted impact assessment methods, thus allowing you to choose the best method for your LCA study. 

The course is split up in to 5 three hour online sessions during the time of Sept 14 through Nov 30.  For more details on how the course is split up and and what each session includes see our full course description.

Packaging Strategies' Sustainable Packaging Forum coming up this fall on Sept 20-22 in Dallas, TX focuses on the latest sustainable packaging practices, business strategies and technologies from across the globe that support company growth while meeting today's sustainability challenges. 

Come find out how EarthShift is helping companies meet these challenges by using our simplified LCA tool, PackageSmart.

* Intro to LCA in SimaPro (2 day) - July 20 & 21, Seattle, WA 

This in-depth introductory course teaches the basics of life cycle assessment. This course is suitable for people entering the field of LCA and looking to become LCA practitioners. 

Applied LCA in SimaPro - July 26 & 27

(2 part, 6hr class) For those new to SimaPro with an understanding of the LCA method

Impact Assessment Methods - September 6

This course provides an overview of how various impact assessment methods are modeling the fate, transport & exposure pathways (causality chain) of emissions, allowing you to understand each impact category and why your results change when you use different impact assessment methods. 

* Intro to LCA in SimaPro (2 day) - September 7 & 8, Portsmouth, NH 

This in-depth introductory course teaches the basics of life cycle assessment. This course is suitable for people entering the field of LCA and looking to become LCA practitioners.

Environmental Mechanisms & Impact Assessment Methods - September 14 & 28, October 12 & 26, & November 30

Five session course. This course delves into the details of how various impact assessment methods are modeling the fate, transport & exposure pathways (causality chain, mechanisms) of emissions, allowing you to understand each impact category and why your results change when you use different impact assessment methods.

LCA for Decision Makers - September 20

Three hour seminar to learn what the life cycle assessment methodology is all about and how industry is integrating it as part of sustainability metrics worldwide.

Recycling in SimaPro - September 27 & 28

Take this in-depth course to learn the basics of building recycling scenarios within SimaPro Life Cycle Assessment software.

Creating Impact Assessment Methods - September 30

This in-depth course teaches how impact assessments are built with that knowledge, details how to make your own impact assessment method. 
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Our multi-step LCA training certificate program is designed to couple LCA modeling skills with LCA interpretation and report writing skills, preparing you to become an LCA professional.

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