North Shore Family Pet Hospital is environmentally-friendly

We Treat Your Pet Like Family

We embrace the "green" practices listed below to reduce our environmental impact. NSFPH encourages staff members and clients to suggest new and creative ways to initiate eco-conscience practices within the hospital.

• Utitlize a Paperless Medical Records System, including but not limited to: emailed patient reminders, emailed client receipts, and electronic messages for clients and staff
• Shred and recycle all paper
• Recycle all paper, plastic, glass, and cardboard boxes
• Use cloths to clean instead of paper towels when practical
• Use excess water from the coffee machine to water plants
• Print on the back of old faxes/used paper for in-house use
• Cut old faxes/used paper into scratch paper
• Use washable flatware instead of disposable
• Use low-flow toilets
• Use CFL bulbs
• Turn lights out in exam rooms & restrooms when not in use
• Glass for front windows is double-paned for energy savings
• Reuse hospital supplies in other manners (e.g. used IV bags used to soak paws, or as booties; cardboard trays from canned food serve as disposable cat pans)
• Washable dishes for pets instead of paper bowls
• Appliances are Energy Star
• Thermostats adjusted heat vs. air conditioning, day vs. night
• Fecal bags are biodegradable
• Trash is consolidated to one central bag for disposal
• Toner cartridges are recycled and refurbished toner cartridges are purchased when available
• Staff carpools
• Effluent from laboratory machines disposed of responsibly and within municipality guidelines