Dear all,
National Recycle Week (19-25 September) is 4 weeks away! Participating in this week of activity is a fantastic opportunity to start or boost Walking Aid Return and Reuse schemes. Is your organisation getting involved? The Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement team recently published the return and reuse planning pack for NHS staff involved in the procurement and distribution of walking aids to help them kick start or expand a return and reuse scheme.
We are delighted to share that we have published our Walking Aids Return and Reuse Communications Pack which provides you with key messages and pre-prepared materials such as posters to promote walking return and reuse schemes through your own channels.
All documents can be downloaded from the Central Commercial Function CCF Hub (Formerly PTOM Hub). If you have difficulty accessing Futures please email england.ccf@nhs.net.
For those interested in attending future drop-in sessions, you can add the MS teams links to your calendar or request an invite:
- Monday 5th September 12-1pm - Communications focus
- Monday 10th October 12-1pm - National recycle week lessons learned and debrief
Key walking aids return and reuse resources:
- Walking Aids How-to Guide- Guidance to get started or improve existing schemes
- Return and Reuse Planning Pack – Everything you need to boost a new or existing scheme
- Carbon Calculator and Reporting Tool - Measure and understand your success
- 10 Reasons Why Article - Kick start conversations with your colleagues
- Communications pack - provides key messages and pre-prepared materials to promote walking return and reuse schemes
The Recycle Now Postcode locator is now live! But do continue sharing your drop-off locations if you have not done so already
We have partnered with WRAP to create a postcode locator webpage where service users can check their nearest drop-off location. Importantly, the postcode locator will continue to exist after National Recycle Week. The aim of this activity is to increase return and reuse rates, helping the NHS reach the 40% return rate target. To do this we need to communicate consistent messages and make returns more convenient for patients. If you have not done so already, submit your drop-off locations via MS Forms, we will upload to the website. If you have multiple locations, please submit a new form for each location.
For more information, please contact england.ccf-sustainability@nhs.net
Thank you for your support,
The NHS Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement Team
Please log in or sign up to comment.