SUSTAINABILITY
Nor are they truly
biodegradable. Many manufacturers claim their wipes will break down when flushed but conveniently omit the word ‘eventually’. Their wipes will decompose into microplastics that will end up in the natural environment and the food chain. So you have to be very
Hygenex maceratable and flushable wipes.
native species in the UK. The scheme is supported by the government through the 2011 Woodland Carbon Code. With just 13 per cent of this
discerning when it comes to cleansing wipes. To be truly environmentally friendly, they must be guaranteed to be flushable, compostable and maceratable. That means procuring them from a macerator manufacturer who has tested them in their own machines and can therefore vouch for them. You should look for wipes that are
manufactured from 100 per cent non- woven cellulosic material. They must be fully tested and compliant with the EDANA and INDA non-woven fabric standards, passing all seven tests.
Environmentally-responsible suppliers Words must be matched by deeds. One way for health trusts to help the NHS hit its zero-carbon emissions target is to prioritise suppliers that are actively
country covered by woodland, Britain lags behind the European average of 37 per cent. The trust – which owns and manages more than 1,000 free-to-visit woodlands across the UK – aims to change that. It is encouraging more companies to follow in DDC Dolphin’s footsteps by joining the scheme. The CO2
charge on paper
pursuing a green agenda. By supplying machine care chemicals in a more concentrated form, DDC Dolphin is able to reduce the environmental impact of transporting them. Paper is a known source of infection
transmission. Going paperless in favour of digital communications and PDFs reduces the risk of infection. It also benefits the environment by reducing deforestation – and the electricity required can come from renewable sources. Where use of paper is unavoidable, then it can be offset with a carbon capture charge that goes to the Woodland Trust to fund the planting of
equates to £8.50 + VAT (value-added tax) per tonne – equivalent to just two pence per ream of A4. So, there is really no excuse for not supporting the Woodland Trust and safeguarding the UK’s leafy future by signing up to the Carbon Capture programme. You may think that efforts such as this – as laudable as they are – are still just a drop in the plastic-polluted ocean. Yet you would be wrong. The programme has so far captured 66,712 tonnes of CO2
and
raised more than £1.1 m for the Woodland Trust. It has resulted in the planting of more than 266,000 trees on 166.78 hectares.
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