Green Metro North takes home sustainability gong at Queensland Health Excellence Awards

Metro North staff receiving Excellence Award and Highly Commended Award at the 2024 Queensland

Metro North Health has been acknowledged for its sustainability excellence in supporting or delivering health services at the 2024 Queensland Health Excellence Awards.

Green Metro North’s Sustainability Strategy received the Advancing Sustainability award for the impressive range of initiatives to decarbonise Metro North Health and build climate resilience.

Kellie Williams, Metro North’s Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Manager, said it was an honour for Metro North’s sustainability strategy and initiatives to be recognised and is excited to see sustainability becoming an increasing area of importance in delivering healthcare.

“Since we introduced the Green Metro North Sustainability Strategy in 2021, we continue to pilot new initiatives along with putting in place a range of programs and plans to make the business of healthcare more sustainable,” Kellie said.

“This award reflects our commitment across the six green initiative areas – transport, energy, water, procurement, food and waste with climate change mitigation a core component of our work.”

Metro North staff receiving Excellence Award and Highly Commended Award at the 2024 Queensland

Metro North’s Environment and Waste Team was also Highly Commended in the Advancing Sustainability category for huge improvements in recycling and diverting waste from landfill.

Cathy Hollis, Environment and Waste Manager, said Metro North has made large-scale achievements towards our goal of increasing recycling and decreasing the amount of waste that is being sent to landfill.

“Over the past two years, we have reduced total waster being sent to landfill by  195 tonnes, and at the same time we have increased  recycling by 293 tonnes, or 22 per cent,” Cathy said.