Surplus NHS supplies find new life helping those in need

 

 

Warp It are pleased to welcome Alex Fowler (Environmental / Sustainability Manager) from the Humber NHS Foundation Trust to talk about his rollout and implementation of their new reuse program; The Warp It system. They are just a couple of months into this project and are already enjoying the benefits that it brings.

Topics: NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare

One of our customers was doing really well on our reuse system. I thought it would be a great idea to do a case study.  I called them up and the conversation went like this. 

Topics: Case study, Warp It admin

If you win an award as part of a project you have delivered,  it's your responsibility to make sure that everybody knows about the journey that you've been on. This is so they can repeat the project and improve on it and increase your personal impact in the world. (This also applies to runners up and highly commended by the way!) I would go as far as to say it is a waste of your time NOT to share your story- because you have missed the chance of having huge huge impact...instead of impact on a smaller scale.  In this blog post I talk about why you should share your story by talking about our recent trip to the big smoke for the NHS Sustainability Awards 2017 (part of NHS sustainability Day) . I also offer to cover your story for free so that others can repeat your project or inititive.

Topics: Case study

Warp It's Daniel O'Connor is here to talk about asking the right questions...

I received a text from a friend who is Head of Sales at a multinational organisation. He has just gained several new sales staff and lost a few already, so he asked me for some good interview questions.

Topics: Case study, Guidance for projects, Interns

Yes, organisations can even upcycle.

Within organisation we are often to stuck in our ways to come up with innovative and new uses for our waste streams. In this article we look at what one healthcare organisation is doing. We also give you access to a free download to use to help you think more innovatively about your problem waste stream items and start to approach zero waste.

Topics: Refurb Repair Upcycle, NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare

We have talked in the past about how overwhelming projects can be at work - and we always offer solutions.

Topics: Case study, Guidance for projects

In this blog post we explain exactly how reuse, and the development of a reuse programme, can reduce procurement demand in the procurement department. This in turn gives staff and colleagues in the procurement department an opportunity to reduce their workload on administrative tasks and focus on more meaningful jobs.

Topics: Procurement, Case study

Are you thinking "How do I set up a reuse system"? Or "How do I set up a reuse system for free"?

In this session we talk to Mike Howroyd from the University of Leeds about the reuse program he developed to trade surplus assets. In my opinion Mike has been leading the way in the public sector around reuse for the last 10 years. Google thinks the same- If you are in the UK and you google "Reuse and University" you will see Mike gets the top spot ahead of any other University (and Warp It!). He was the first one I had seen set up their own internal online platform.

He has been on his own reuse journey and in this article we discuss how to set up a high performing reuse system.You can download the University of Leeds Case Study at the end of this article.

MIke set up his own internal system which ran for 5 years and was very successful he then saw some additional benefits of using Warp it and migrated over to our system in late 2017.

Topics: University, Case study, Reuse program: Planning stage

Warp It welcomes Ruth Innes from NHS Highland for an interview talking about communications, building interest, winning the support of departments, and trees…

Topics: NHS, Case study, Sustainable healthcare