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Atlantic Health demonstrates diversion of one ton of plastic waste annually with SPC. Case studySoft plastic Single-use plastic waste is one of the most persistent challenges facing healthcare facilities today. Atlantic Health partnered with Clear Drop to pilot the Soft Plastic Compactor in their hospital pharmacy - and the results exceeded expectations. soft plastic med bags discarded daily from a single pharmacy of soft plastic diverted from landfill per hospital annually plastic waste diverted per year - from just one pharmacy location Introduction. Atlantic Health operates the nationally renowned Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, one of eight hospitals across their system serving the Northern New Jersey region. As part of their "Greening the Pharmacy" program, the hospital sought innovative solutions to address the environmental impact of their pharmacy operations. The waste problem. The main pharmacy at Atlantic Health Morristown processes hundreds of patient medication transfers daily, generating substantial amounts of soft plastic medical bags. With no viable recycling pathway in Northern NJ, these bags were being sent directly to landfill. Key Pain Points High waste volume: 550-600 plastic med bags discarded every day. No recycling pathway: Soft plastics have extremely limited recycling options in the Northern NJ region - making landfill diversion a real challenge without the right technology. Project goals. The "Greening the Pharmacy" pilot program aimed to test whether soft plastic diversion at scale was operationally feasible in a live hospital environment. Pilot Objectives * Assess the feasibility of recycling medical plastic bags at volume * Quantify waste diversion potential at facility and system-wide levels * Evaluate workflow integration without creating medication delivery bottlenecks * Test the Clear Drop SPC technology in a real-world healthcare environment The Soft Plastic Compactor solution. The SPC was deployed to process patient transfer medication bags - soft plastic bags used to deliver pharmaceuticals to patients. These bags contain no medical waste or bodily fluids, making them a clean and viable plastic recycling stream. The SPC transforms loose, bulky medical plastic bags into dense, compact blocks through a proprietary compression process. Completed blocks can be shipped efficiently to Clear Drop's recycling partners. How the workflow operated Pharmacy technicians brought all emptied patient-transfer med bags to a designated collection point in the main pharmacy. Bags were transported to a separate on-site building twice per day. The SPC compacted approximately 250-320 bags per batch - producing one 6-pound block per daily cycle in approximately one hour. Completed blocks were packaged in Clear Drop-provided bags with pre-printed labels, with up to five blocks shipped per bag. Results: waste diversion impact. The one-week pilot at Morristown Medical Center's main pharmacy demonstrated clear and measurable results. 550-600 medication bags processed through the SPC 7 compacted blocks produced, totaling 42 pounds of plastic diverted 2,184 lbs (1.09 tons) of soft plastic waste diverted per hospital - every year When extrapolated across Atlantic Health's multi-hospital system, the potential for waste diversion becomes even more substantial. The SPC pilot successfully demonstrated that Clear Drop Inc. could make a meaningful environmental impact without overhauling its entire pharmacy operation. Diverting 2,184 pounds of plastic annually from just one pharmacy shows the potential for system-wide implementation. Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center Pharmacy Team Findings and key success factors. The pilot successfully demonstrated that healthcare facilities can meaningfully reduce their environmental footprint while maintaining full operational efficiency. What made it work * Workflow integration: The SPC fit naturally into existing pharmacy operations with minimal disruption * Quantifiable impact: SPC block output enables clear reporting toward sustainability goals * Scalability: The process can expand to satellite med rooms and be replicated across multiple hospital pharmacies within the system * Operational best practices: The pilot identified optimal SPC placement in areas with adequate ventilation, and controlled feeding (rather than bulk loading) for best compression results Strategic implications for Atlantic Health. With multiple hospitals in the Atlantic Health network, system-wide implementation could divert several tons of soft plastic waste annually. This aligns with healthcare sustainability imperatives while potentially reducing waste hauling costs and demonstrating environmental leadership in the healthcare sector. The pilot also revealed opportunities for broader collaboration - expanding beyond pharmacy to other hospital departments generating soft plastic waste, and sharing best practices with other healthcare systems facing similar challenges. Bring medical plastic recycling to your healthcare facility. Atlantic Health's successful pilot positions them as a leader in healthcare sustainability innovation. The program demonstrates that with the right technology and commitment, hospitals can transform a persistent waste stream into an environmental success story - one med bag at a time. Atlantic Health continues to evaluate expansion opportunities across their hospital network as part of their ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and operational excellence. Ready to start a pilot at your facility? Clear Drop(R) partners with hospitals and healthcare systems to reduce soft plastic waste with measurable, meaningful results.

Atlantic Health celebrates 17th year on the Fortune and Great Place to Work '100 Best Companies To Work For(R)' list. Photo Credit: Atlantic Health By Luke Margolis Published April 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM April 1, 2026, Morristown, NJ - For an incredible 17th year, Atlantic Health has earned a spot on the national Great Place to Work(R) and Fortune's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For(R)," ranking number 75. This honor underscores Atlantic Health's commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace culture while delivering the highest quality patient care and experiences. Earning this distinction for nearly two decades affirms the health system's position as a premier employer in both New Jersey and the nation. "We are thrilled to celebrate our amazing team, the driving force behind every life we touch, every achievement, every breakthrough," said Saad Ehtisham, DHA, FACHE, President and CEO of Atlantic Health. "As a national leader in health care, we understand that our highly engaged workforce is the foundation for fulfilling our promise to patients and their families. Knowing our team feels valued, supported and connected to our purpose is our greatest honor." "For 17 years, our team has earned national recognition for creating a workplace defined by our Culture of Extraordinary Caring," said Nikki Sumpter, Executive Vice President, Chief People and Administrative Officer, Atlantic Health. "Our teams are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to a workplace where well-being, purpose, and pride thrive. This achievement belongs to every team member who makes Atlantic Health an extraordinary place to work." Get local news you can trust in your inbox. Driven by innovation and camaraderie, Atlantic Health team members enjoy sharing in each other's successes across the system's 550 sites of care, including Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Medical Group, Atlantic Health CentraState and one of the largest Accountable Care Organizations in the country. "Trust in the organization is a leading indicator of business performance," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. "When employees trust their leaders, they are more willing to give extra effort, embrace innovation like new AI tools, and deliver a better experience to customers." The result is the Great Place To Work Effect, where companies can see how leadership behaviors drive measurable changes in their financial performance. "The companies on this list know that trust is a competitive edge - one that can't be stolen or mimicked by competitors or replaced by machines," Bush says. "In the face of market uncertainty, the data proves that high-trust workplaces see faster growth and higher returns." The 100 Best Companies to Work For list honors companies that build a high-trust workplace environment, measured through Great Place To Work's proprietary survey platform. Confidential feedback from more than 1.3 million employees in the U.S. is matched against HR data from participating companies. Only companies with consistently high survey responses across the 60 statements that comprise the Trust Index(TM) Survey earn placement on this exclusive list. Eligible companies must be Great Place to Work Certified(TM) and have 1,000 or more U.S. employees. Winners are assessed on their ability to create a great employee experience that cuts across job level, business unit, demographic group, or geographic location. Great Place to Work is the only company culture award in America that selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated. Atlantic Health is the only New Jersey-based health care company to be recognized on Fortune's list for 17 years. Atlantic Health appears alongside many of the nation's most successful organizations, such as Cisco, Hilton and Wegmans Food Markets. The entire 2026 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For(R) list can be viewed here. About Atlantic Health. Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 25,000 team members and more than 5,667 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people. The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ. The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with almost 2,000 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 4,000 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ. Atlantic Health provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 26 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health. Founded by Atlantic Health, the Healthcare Transformation Consortium is a partnership of seven regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability. Atlantic Health has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Centers and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets. About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. Great Place To Work selected the 100 Best list by gathering and analyzing more than 1.3 million confidential survey responses in 2025, representing the experiences of more than 7.3 million U.S. employees. Of those, nearly 640,000 responses were received from employees at eligible companies, and this list is based on that feedback. Organizations are assessed on their efforts to create generous, supportive, high-performance work experiences for every employee in the organization. Companies must be Great Place To Work Certified(TM) with 1,000 or more employees in the U.S. and cannot be a government agency. Read the full methodology. 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