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<\/p>\nA Bracknell veterinary hospital is celebrating National Recycling Week (September 23-29) by pledging to reduce plastic waste in its practice.<\/p>\n
Moor Cottage Veterinary Hospital, in Binfield, has become a \u2018plastic free business champion\u2019 through the Surfers Against Sewage initiative.<\/p>\n
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Surfers Against Sewage is a charity which works with local communities to fight the plastic pollution crisis.
\nThe aim of the initiative is to avoid or remove single-use plastics, such as bottles, disposable coffee cups, bathroom plastics and food packaging.<\/p>\n
Moor Cottage has been praised on social media for taking action and Claire Meesters, practice manager at Moor Cottage, is urging other vet practices to do the same.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cAs a veterinary hospital, we are subjected to single-use plastics daily, but we have a responsibility to do our part for the environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been recycling paper, plastic and food waste where we can and made the switch to using glass bottles for milk more than a year ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe urge our customers to either recycle their food pouches or bring them to us, which we send to our local Terracycle drop-off point.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have also made the switch to using eco-friendly toilet roll and provide bamboo dog bowls and cotton buds in our hospital, as well as recycled plastic buster collars and syringes.\u201d<\/p>\n
To find out more about Surfers Against Sewage, visit www.sas.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Bracknell veterinary hospital is celebrating National Recycling Week (September 23-29) by pledging to reduce plastic waste in its practice. Moor Cottage Veterinary Hospital, in Binfield, has become a \u2018plastic free business champion\u2019 through the Surfers Against Sewage initiative. Surfers Against Sewage is a charity which works with local communities to fight the plastic pollution … <\/p>\n