{"id":17780,"date":"2023-11-10T05:15:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T19:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=17780"},"modified":"2023-11-14T08:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T22:42:27","slug":"edsai-20231110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/executive-messages\/edsai-20231110","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Executive Director, Sustainable Assets and Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_15723\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15723\" class=\"wp-image-15723 size-fusion-200 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/david-walker-p-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"David walker, Executive Director, Sustainable Assets and Infrastructure\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/david-walker-p-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/david-walker-p-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/david-walker-p.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Walker, Executive Director, Sustainable Assets and Infrastructure<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>A greener app for more sustainable waste and recycling<\/h3>\n<p>In celebration of National Recycling Week 2023 (13-19 November), the Metro North Environment and Waste team is launching a user-friendly app to support Metro North\u2019s Sustainability Strategy as a way to quickly identify the recycling and waste category of items to ensure safe, environmentally sustainable and financially responsible waste management, waste reduction and recycling practice.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.powerapps.com\/play\/e\/default-0b65b008-95d7-4abc-bafc-3ffc20c039c0\/a\/ed4ac64c-9df7-462d-8210-99f35ca7dae2?tenantId=0b65b008-95d7-4abc-bafc-3ffc20c039c0&amp;hint=fd3f19ee-8e8f-4169-ac0a-510849a0303e&amp;sourcetime=1695000399089\">Waste and Recycling Directory &#8211; PowerApps<\/a> is a simple, visual online resource and traffic light system that provides information and visual identifiers of more than 30 commonly used items across our work areas, from clinical waste to coffee cups, as well as waste alternative solutions and how particular categories are treated or disposed of across Metro North.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know if we can recycle this or that, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.powerapps.com\/play\/e\/default-0b65b008-95d7-4abc-bafc-3ffc20c039c0\/a\/ed4ac64c-9df7-462d-8210-99f35ca7dae2?tenantId=0b65b008-95d7-4abc-bafc-3ffc20c039c0&amp;hint=fd3f19ee-8e8f-4169-ac0a-510849a0303e&amp;sourcetime=1695000399089\">Waste and Recycling Directory &#8211; PowerApps<\/a> via your mobile phone or on your computer, using you QH login, or on QHEPS under <a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/metronorth\/corporate-services\/corporate\/environment\">Environment and waste | Metro North Hospital and Health Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a 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