CSR Tip of the Week: Waste

Management of resources is an increasingly important topic from a global perspective. You may have heard of the 4 R’s of waste reduction; Recycle, Reuse, Reduce and Remove. Waste reduction could include the reuse of second hand products, repairing of broken items instead of buying new or designing products to be refillable or reusable.

Recycling in the UK already saves the equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions of taking 3.5 million cars off our roads which is a real step to improving our climate.

Things to consider when thinking about your waste:
1. If you can’t reduce, reuse or recycle you waste, maybe your local authority or local community can.
2. Try to recruit a group a green volunteers who will help to manage the waste during and after the event.
3. Make sure you provide plenty of recycling bins so that the bins don’t get too full, otherwise people will just place rubbish in the wrong bin.
4. Ask vendors not to bring polystyrene as this is not recyclable and will end up contaminating your recycling stream.
5. Educate your guests by explaining that you event is a ‘sustainable event’ and ask for their help to make the event a success by recycling right.