Category Archives: Waste

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  Container Deposit

  Posted on May 6, 2012 by meegan in Initiatives, Waste

  A container deposit system works by refunding event attendees an amount (say 10p or 20c) each time they bring a bottle back for recycling. Event attendees pay a ‘deposit’ upon purchase of their beverage, and when they return it they have it refunded. This system significantly increases the amount of materials captured for recycling at [...]

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  Resource Reclamation Station

  Posted on May 5, 2012 by meegan in Communications, Initiatives, Waste

  Make a bit of a fuss over your waste stations. Rather than have just a boring set of bins, think about creative ways to present your waste. This can include staffed booths, offering incentives to return waste, or making the bins art themselves. Global Inheritance has a waste bin art program. Look at their stuff [...]

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  Waste As Art

  Posted on May 5, 2012 by meegan in Communications, Initiatives, Waste

  Collect recyclables and make art grow during your event. Use chicken wire and metal to create a frame and then fill it with cans. The photo on the right is at Sountbound Festival in Western Australia. You can also flatten the cans and stick them on the outside of the structure if you’re wanting to [...]

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  Cable Ties

  Posted on May 5, 2012 by meegan in Initiatives, Waste

  Colour code your cable ties – give different colours to different teams – sound, lighting, electricity, decor, staging, plumbers, catering etc. Then put a bond on the team which penalises them if their colour cable tie are found on the ground. Pick those cable ties up boys!

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  Personal Waste Kit

  Posted on May 5, 2012 by meegan in Initiatives, Waste

  For events with picnickers or campers handing out colour coded or printed bin bags to punters for segregating waste is a great way to go. Look at offering incentives to bring back the bagfuls of waste – drink voucher, points towards winning prizes. At some events, where there are massive numbers of people sat down [...]

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