A GREENER SHOWING

Recently our Canning River Gardeners group (one of the many groups we run that are free to members of CAHRS) took a trip to Total Green Recycling, who are one of the leaders in providing complete sustainable e-waste solutions in WA.

Our Events Coordinator, Joanne Reavell, put together a few interesting facts from this visit:

• In 2018 they recovered 2356 tonnes of e-waste which accounts for 500,000 items diverted from WA landfills.
• They have also refurbished over 50,000 items.
• Old computers and TV’s contain a lot of gold (!) and copper, which is now being reused, saving the need to dig it out of the ground, which takes 5 tonne of soil to be removed for every 100 grams of gold!
• They take phones, computers, network infrastructures, batteries and lighting and electrical items.
• They save 62% of E- Waste from landfill and employ 40 FTE staff
• Want to help make a difference? Please sign this petition to get government to stop E-Waste going to landfill

A GREENER SHOW

Also, inspired by a desire to leave less of a negative environmental imprint on this earth, last year CAHRS put into motion a new Single Use Plastic Policy. We’ll be continuing to focus on this for this year’s Make Smoking History Canning Show, so we look forward to having more people at the Show this year, yet having a more positive environmental impact!

Policy as follows:

This policy sets out CAHRS commitment to eliminate single use plastics at events hosted by CAHRS, including the Make Smoking History Canning Show.

As event organisers, CAHRS is committed to playing a key role in educating and guiding its event staff and audience on single-use plastic free practices. This includes considering whether single-use plastic items are needed in the first instance and promoting reusable alternatives.

• At any event hosted by CAHRS, event staff, contractors and vendors will be required to work to eliminate single-use plastics.
• CAHRS encourages use of recyclable, re-usable or compostable products. Products such as paper bags, re-usable bags, paper/bamboo straws, cups, plates and cutleries and containers.
• Single-use plastic such as plastic bags, plastic straws, plastic bottles and disposable cups, plastic utensils and balloons may eventually be banned from the Showgrounds.
• Food vendors will be asked to consider selling drinks that are not in plastic bottles.
• Food vendors/stallholders who meet these requirements may be given preference when engaging services.
• Event materials are to be reused where possible (including event signage and promotional banners and flags);
• Bottled water is not to be provided, sold or distributed by CAHRS. Alternative, free access to water will be provided;

The policy applies to all attendees, volunteers, staff, stallholders, food vendors and entertainers. The policy will be recommended to venue hirers to adopt.