The ‘R’s of Going Green –Reduce, Reuse, Recycle …

Going green is a theme amongst event organization these days. There will be an estimated 9 billion people on the planet in just 12 years, so consuming responsibly is a very important aspect and one which will only increase in importance. Before you can put on a green event there are a few basics that need grasping – that’s where this week’s post comes in, with the many ‘R’s of being green.

Reduce

The first point with adopting a sustainable approach is making use with less – less energy requirement; less food going to waste; and less packaging, transport and excess products distributing.  This is where planning comes in. Do you need to give out paper when you could be distributing data at a conference for example? Can you reduce the distance people need to travel or the energy needed to achieve your goals?

Reuse

So you’ve tried to reduce the amount of ‘stuff’ you need for an event. You also need to make sure the stuff you’ve already got can be reused. Can you, for example, reuse name badges that you’ve already had produced, or perhaps by buying better quality items you’ll be able to keep reusing them in the future.

Most of us will have seen trade shows that look like garbage tips at the end, with mountains of unused trash. Let’s hope it’s going to the next trade show and not into the ground. As was alluded to above this may lead to you purchasing better quality materials that can be better reused, the classic example is the banishment of single use plastic bottles at meetings in favor of glasses and jugs of water. We all prefer glass or china to a squishy single use plastic cup and we’re reusing, so everybody wins by this approach.

Recycle

For everything that you can’t reuse, you should consider before you purchase it, if it can be recycled – is it the sort or material you can recycle. Then you need to put in place protocols that actually lead to these materials being recycled. For example, when you give name badges out, tell guests there will be a large paper box at the conclusion of the conference for used badges that will then be recycled.

Re-gift

Even with perfect planning and a sensible approach to recycling there may still be consumables that do not get used. Food and drink are prime examples that can often not be reused. So they should be given to someone who can use them. For food, local food banks are the obvious solution; many caterers will already do this. For other items, you may simply be able to gift it to workers or colleagues that assisted with the event. Either way your approach will be much more sustainable.

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