Published date: 20 August 2024

Waste guidance videos

Learn more about why your waste matters and how you can help achieve a Greener NHS.

The videos below will help you understand what happens to your waste, why you should recycle and how to improve your recycling. 

Learn more about what can be recycled and what it can become. Share these videos with your team to help them understand recycling and waste in the NHS.  

What happens to your waste?

Whether it's sent for recycling or used to generate energy. 

The bin you choose could increase recycling, protect the environment and save the NHS money.

Why should you recycle?

Every time you choose to recycle, you're bringing us one step closer to a cleaner, greener world.

From reducing landfill sites to saving the NHS money, your actions today shape the world we'll live in tomorrow.

Things you can't recycle...that you probably thought you could

Not all paper and plastics are recyclable! 

For example, a lot of people think that paper hand towels can be recycled but they should actually be disposed of in general waste bins.

Find more on how to dispose of waste correctly