SMART is comprised of employees from throughout the National Jewish Health campus who represent the following areas: Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories, Environmental Services, Facilities, Food Service, Health Initiatives, Human Resources, Information Systems, Medical and Clinical Services, Nursing, Purchasing, Finance, Pediatrics, Medicine, Research Laboratories, and Safety.

Principles of Environmental and Recycling Efforts (PDF)

Current Projects

• The Bring Your Own Cup Program in the cafeteria has prevented over 12,000 Styrofoam cups from reaching a landfill since its inception in 2009. Participation in the program has steadily increased each year. It's a great way to save money (16 cents each time) and do one's part for the environment.
  
  
• Cans for Kunsberg has recycled 4,999.6 lbs of aluminum and 2,620 lbs of steel. Recycling these resources has raised $3,142.40 for Kunsberg School.
  
  
• Single Stream Recycling Program: This program started in February, 2010. Recycling bins may be requested from Environmental Services at x1222. The bins are emptied weekly and upon request when full.
  
  
• Supply Exchange: Lab and office supplies that are no longer being used are put in the Supply Exchange so that employees from other areas may use them. This Program helps reduce the waste of supplies and saves money by decreasing supply orders.
  
  
• Food Service: SMART is working on a project to reduce our use of Styrofoam and increase use of reusable dishware. Although Styrofoam is very inexpensive, it does not disintegrate in landfills. Since 2010, Food Service has made blue plastic plates available for use for the salad bar. The scales at the cash registers are calibrated to subtract out the weight of the plastic plates. By using the reusable blue plates instead of Styrofoam, employees and visitors have saved over 10,800 Styrofoam plates that would have ended up in a landfill. In the future Food Service is also interested in exploring composting.
  
  
• Campaign to Reduce Energy Usage: SMART has developed "Turn it Off: Fliers that have been distributed throughout the institution. We also have spoken at the Managers and Supervisors meeting and have published articles in Rapport on this topic.