Flying the flag for Milton Keynes, members of staff at Milton Keynes Hospital, chief executive including Joe Harrison, have joined an initiative that will stop 80,160 disposable plastic bottles being used over the next 12 months.
Staff pledged to each make small changes each month, to help the environment and improve sustainability. Pledges included, to not use any plastic bags and to not use plastic straws.
The pledging took place at Milton Keynes University Hospital, with staff taking the time out of their hectic schedules to learn more about recycling, where waste goes, sustainability and how they can contribute to the circular economy.
The information and pledge initiative, courtesy of Cawleys Waste Management, was extremely well received. Currently, just nine per cent of all plastic waste in the world has been recycled and by 2050
it is predicted that there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
Unsurprisingly staff at the hospital were captured by the initiative and were keen to pledge their support to reduce their contribution to plastic waste both personally and professionally.
Joe Harrison said: “As an organisation we are truly committed to minimising the impact that our practices have on the environment. The NHS actively encourages its staff to contribute to the circular economy and help support sustainability and at Milton Keynes University Hospital, we are proud to be introducing a number of recycling facilities and initiatives for staff and patients to support the small action big impact campaign.”
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