A big event produces huge amounts of waste i.e. banners, leaflets, promotional materials, water bottles, carrier bags, tickets, and many more. Also, the energy used to run the event is huge from lighting, power, cooling, and heating. There is also a huge environmental impact with regards to rubbish removal transportation, water, human waste catering, and noise and this happens within a span of a few days.
In order to plan for an event sustainably, it is important to understand the impact the event can have on the environment. According to a study for a 1000 people 3-day event around 5670kg of waste is produced. You can imagine the amount produced by events every week around the world.
It might seem hard to align your budget and marketing plans with sustainable thinking. However, it goes a long way in building your brand and creating an image of corporate responsibility by promoting a more sustainable future. The cost of raw materials is also on the rise and employing sustainable strategies like recycling, reusing, and reducing go a long way in cutting costs.
Sending a corporate message and reducing costs can all be met by adopting sustainable waste management practices like opting for skip hire services to meet the current needs without ignoring the future needs. To address the negative impacts of events you should follow the simple principles of reducing, reuse, and recycle.
By adopting sustainable rubbish removal London services you minimize demand on the primary sources and increase reuse, recycling, and recovery of the materials in the event rather than dumping them in a landfill. According to research, a corporate tradeshow of around 5000 attendees produces tones of waste broken down in the following manner:
- 41%-landfill
- 35%-recycled
- 21%-compostable
- 3%-donated
The aim of many events is to ensure that 0% goes to landfill. One might not have control over the whole event but there are steps that you can take that will have a huge impact on reducing your carbon footprint.
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Reduce paper use at your booth
Marketing materials like brochures and leaflets really help in getting the information across to potential clients. There are some tricks that you can adopt to reduce the use of paper
Prevent duplication by handing over attendee packs upon arrival to the event instead of sending them over before the event. Make sure that your pages are double-sided to minimize the use of paper. Ensure that handouts are only provided upon request. You need to have a laptop and printer on your booth to make literature printouts upon request. Over 60% of literature handed over in events is thrown away.
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Go digital
In today’s world, people use technology to gain information. You can adopt digital ways in planning for the event and reduce the use of hard copy material. Electricity is easier to sustain than producing paper.
- Use digital passes or e-tickets for attendance
- You can develop an app that has all the information about the event that an attendee can add to his pack
- Use a tablet at your booth for people to check out your service or brand using HD displays.
- You can also implement VR or AR to make your booth unique and stand out and showcase your service and reduce waste as a result.
It is very important for every event planning process to consider taking responsibility and use resources efficiently to maximize recycling, reuse, and recovery of event materials rather than disposing them of like garbage.
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Skipbag is an affiliate of Clearabee Company. We are a licensed and insured company and offer an environmentally friendly service by diverting waste from landfills and using over 600 facilities across the UK to make sure that we recycle locally and reduce the driving distance. We have a fleet of in-house vehicles built on a lightweight chassis to reduce the weight of the vehicle and emissions. Also, our large grab Lorries allow several skip bags to be transported reducing the number of trips.