project is too big or too small, and everybody's ideas get due consider-
ation, says Ms. Opalko. As a result, Monongahela reduces, reuses and
recycles in a number of novel ways.
• Plastic wrap park benches. Through a partnership with NexTrex,
Trex Company's retail
recycling program, the
hospital recycles the
plastic outer wrap that
covers virtually every
surgical instrument
and supply. Already,
the composite decking
leader has made 2
public park benches
from Monongahela's
plastic wrap.
How it works:
NexTrex provides the
hospital with labeled
recycle bins to collect
the plastic wrap.
After the hospital
accumulates 500
pounds (that's 40,500
plastic films and
bags!), NexTrex col-
lects the wrap and
creates a public
bench that is placed
in an area of the hos-
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