Posts Tagged ‘Sustainability’
Eco-Friendly Linens: Sustainability in Healthcare Laundry
In today’s environmentally conscious world, sustainability in healthcare is more than just an initiative—it’s an expectation. With hospitals, outpatient clinics, and long-term care facilities processing thousands of linens each week, the environmental footprint of traditional healthcare laundry practices can be significant. Thankfully, modern healthcare laundry services are embracing greener, smarter approaches—and leading the way is…
Read MoreHLSG Launches Company-wide Green Initiative for all Plants
February 2021 – Healthcare Linen Services Group (St. Charles, IL) is proud to begin the planning and roll out of a robust “Green Program” at all plants to incorporate eco-friendly equipment, products and waste procedures. Each plant was tasked to upgrade the equipment and products with state-of-the-art technology to increase energy efficiency. All divisions, Logan’s Healthcare Linens, Logan’s Uniform Rentals, Superior Health Linens, and Textile Care Services have put into practice equipment and procedures to reduce water usage leveraging UV technology, limit plastic and waste in landfills, reclaim waste exhaust heat from boilers to preheat water, and updated LED lighting throughout all plants. HLSG’s transportation fleet updated the GPS tracking systems with GEOtab products reducing idle time and carbon footprint.
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