Anesthesia Team Wins 3rd Place in Waste to Art Challenge

What happens when you give creative, passionate people pipettes, aluminum soda cans, hospital gowns, and other waste destined to rot? Art! You get beautiful, thought-provoking, MoMA-worthy pieces.  

That is what the annual Waste to Art challenge is all about.  

"We are incredibly proud that with the support of the Office of Sustainability and the Office of the President, Waste to Art has become an annual tradition at UCSF," said Seema Gandhi, MD, professor in anesthesia and medical director of sustainability and co-founder of the challenge.  

There are two goals:  

1. To gather support and active participation from the diverse communities at UCSF and UCSF Health;  
2. to encourage people to reflect on the waste in their practices and think about ways for waste reduction and transitioning into a more sustainable future.  

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