Waste at Work
"Waste at Work" is a 50 minute presentation primarily aimed at educating employees on steps they can take to reduce, reuse and recycle materials at work. The presentation is delivered by Clean Calgary Association's Calgary Materials Exchange team who are focused on diverting non-residential waste from Calgary landfills.
This informative presentation will cover:
- Current practices in commercial waste reduction.
- Reasons for implementing a program at your office.
- Practical ways to reduce, reuse and recycle office waste.
- Tips on energy and water conservation.
- Steps to start a waste reduction program at your office.
- Keys to success and barriers to overcome
- How to market your successes internally, to customers/clients and to
the public.
Target Audience:
- Office employees (can be modified for an industrial or institutional setting).
- People interested in making positive changes at work.
- Community groups.
Benefits of this presentation:
- Participants will have a greater understanding of small changes they can make to conserve Canada's resources, protect their health and improve the bottom line.
- This presentation will give an overview of the goals and strategies of the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta regarding environmental initiatives in waste, water and energy.
- Participants will be encouraged to assess their own waste practices as well as those of the company.
- Current practices by businesses around Calgary will be explored and will give participants a better idea about possibilities for their office.
- Various barriers and how to overcome them will be examined to minimize the chance of failure when implementing an office program.
How offices can participate:
Bookings are available through Clean Calgary Association. The cost for the 50 minute presentation is $125. For more information or to book a presentation, please contact Lindsay Luhnau at Clean Calgary Association by phone at 230-1443 ext 225 or by email.
