Recycling Management Plan
Ownership
Who will be taking ownership of the recycling system?
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Waste Contractor
Have you determined what scope exists with current cleaning, waste
collection arrangements to incorporate recycled streams. Is the waste
contractor able to provide a recycling service?
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Materials Recycling Facility
What types of recyclable materials are generated at the site/venue?
By public______________________________________________________
By caterers/vendors______________________________________________
Does the MRF accept all types of recyclable material generated at the
site/venue i.e. liquid cartons?
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Does the MRF used by your waste contractor accept recycling collected in
plastic bags, what levels of contamination does the MRF accept?
If the MRF does not accept recyclable materials contained in plastic bags
there are two options to ensure the recycling collections do not get rejected.
Those servicing the bins can either:
a) service the recycling bins using clear plastic bags and ask staff to
empty the recyclable materials from the bags into the skip/allocated
container at the back of house, or
b) service the recycling bins by replacing full recycling bins (and place
at back of house for collection), with empty recycling bins. Do you have
enough bins?
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Attendees
How many people attend the event/meeting and how many bins will you need
(assume 1.5 litres waste/recycling generated per person/day)?
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What are the patterns of movement by the public across the site, where
should bins be located?
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Recyclable Materials
How will volume and weight of packaging sold, impact on size and number of
waste and recycling bins required
For the public __________________________________________________
For the caterers/vendors__________________________________________
Vendors
Where will the bins be placed to service the Vendors at the events, what
recyclable materials will be targeted?
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How will you communicate recycling system to the vendors, who will have this
responsibility?
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Do vendors have an obligation to preference reusable items or disposable
items that are recyclable?
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Will your vendors display messages/signage promoting the appropriate waste
disposal behaviour at the point of sale?
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Have your vendors been made aware of any onsite recycling services and
agreed to participate in diverting materials appropriately to these services?
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Have your vendors made their staff aware of their commitment to participate
in any recycling services?
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Cleaning Staff (including volunteers)
Have staff, cleaning, catering and contractors been alerted to your plans and
understand what is required of them and what their role is to be?
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Who will lead in communicating how to operate the recycling system to staff?
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Is there a communication plan in place between vendors and cleaners to
ensure that adequate services are provided DURING the event/meeting or the
event preparations?
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Can recycling bins be effectively emptied and serviced by the waste
contractor, where will the bulked recycling be presented for collection by the
waste contractor?
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Who will have responsibility for maintaining bins, what frequency will this be
undertaken?
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Data Collection
Who will ensure the waste/recycling contractor is aware of the EPA data
requirements?
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Who will provide EPA with the data?
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