Idea Exchange: Recycling old sweatpants

We use hot-water bottles to provide comfort to our patients while they are in the hospital. To help keep these bottles clean and to provide a soft surface for the animals to snuggle up to, we cover our hot-water bottles with the cut off legs of old fleece sweatpants. These washable covers are the perfect shape, and they're free—our employees donate their old sweats.

Dr. Laura Lee

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia