Improving Resource Efficiency

Our aims

• Reduce water consumption by 5%
• Reduce single use plastic used for catering by 50%
• Reduce food waste by 50%
• Increase recycling by 25%
• Increase reuse across the trust
• Remove single use PPE where possible
• Reduce clinical single use plastics

ACTION	TIMESCALE
Install water efficient sanitary ware	2022
Add water meters to areas of high use	2023
Replace plastic vending cups with paper	2022
Introduce electronic meal ordering for patient meals	2023
Review single use and reusable theatre sets to remove unnecessary items	2022
Introduce reusable options for takeaway food	2022
Introduce electric vehicles for our leased fleet	Ongoing
Determine the reasons for wasted food and create a reduction action plan.	2022
Promote WarpIt and integrate it with the Procurement process to create a culture of reuse and refurbishment	2022
Target high use plastic items for reduction	2022/23
Create a better measure of Scope 3 emissions	2022
Increase segregation of recyclable items at source	Ongoing
Review the appropriate use of PPE, reduce where appropriate and in-vestigate the options for expanding the use of reusable PPE	2022
Work with organisations innovating new sustainable waste disposal alternatives.	Ongoing
Use our purchasing power wisely, by working with suppliers to procure products that minimise packaging use and offer innovative solutions to waste reduction, including take back schemes.	Ongoing

How will we measure it:

• Meter readings of water
• Ordering information from catering
• Plastics audit and reporting of medical consumables
• Measurements of food waste from catering team and contractor
• Procurement data
• Waste Management invoices
• Carbon value and hotspots from procurement information