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Simon Jones: Time for action on waste

There’s a new stream of consciousness among the public about the responsibility we all share for securing a better future for the environment

The mix of people at recent Extinction Rebellion protests around London and the wider world has done away with the lazy, old notion of anyone concerned with protecting the environment being labelled crusty eco-warriors. There’s a new stream of consciousness among the public about the responsibility we all share for securing a better future for the environment and optics needs to be part of it.

Sustainability is now front of mind for many patients, but practices need to up their game in response. It’s not an issue that necessarily needs procrastination for a formalised strategy to be developed, there are several ways practices can make an instant impact – see page 12 of this week’s sustainability-themed issue.

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