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This quality improvement initiative focuses on a mid-Michigan hospital in which the OR generates one-third of all hospital waste and 60% of regulated medical waste. This project aims to reduce the facility's environmental footprint by implementing a three-pronged sustainability program targeting reusable airway equipment, surgical blue wrap recycling, and improved sharps disposal. A comprehensive literature synthesis demonstrates that reusable laryngoscopy equipment markedly decreases carbon emissions and costs, upcycling blue wrap generates economic and community benefits, and proper sharps segregation significantly reduces regulated waste volume. Guided by a SWOT analysis, the proposed intervention includes staff education, visual aids, and structured waste-segregation protocols. Baseline and post-implementation data will compare the weights of waste in each category over a six-month period. 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