Steps we have already taken:

• Bicycle parking in the front garden
• Digital radiographs (reducing our chemical use)
• Turning off appliances when not in use
• Recycle where possible (labelling bins correctly)
• Using email/text messages and telephone calls instead of letters
• Reducing our Amalgam use
• Not overfilling kettles
• Insect-friendly plants and flowers in our garden
• Discussing ways to improve our sustainability during staff meetings
• Eco-friendly paper cups in the Waiting Room

Steps we are aiming for:

• Reducing our paper waste (double sided printing etc.)
• Purchase environmentally friendly products for our stock e.g. Bamboo Toothbrushes
• Use LED lighting throughout the practice
• Double glaze windows (this is an ongoing project as some have already been done)
• When purchasing new equipment aim for durable, low kilowatt rating items with a long warranty
• Encourage staff and patients to walk/cycle to the practice
• Reducing our plastic waste
• Carrying out patient surveys (patients opinions on how we are doing)