AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 444-446 , September 2009

Starting an OR recycling program

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  1. AORN guidance statement: Environmental responsibility . In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices . Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2009;p. 187–194
  2. Brady JL . Going green: what you can do to help . Biomed Instrum Technol . 2007;41(5):351–359
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 For answers to your questions, contact the Center for Nursing Practice at (800) 755-2676. AORN's Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices is available for purchase at http://www.aornbookstore.org.Editor's note: At various times throughout the year, the Recommended Practices Committee seeks review and comment on proposed recommended practices from members and other interested individuals. When available, these proposed recommended practices appear online at http://www.aorn.org. Proposed recommended practice documents are available for review and comment for a 30-day period after they are posted. Interested individuals who do not have access to the Internet may obtain copies of the proposed documents by calling the Center for Nursing Practice at (800) 755-2676 x 334. A deadline for comments is indicated with each document. Please check these sources frequently to locate proposed recommended practices. All comments received are considered as the document is finalized. Thank you for your participation.

PII: S0001-2092(09)00560-2

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.08.009

AORN Journal
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 444-446 , September 2009

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