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Glasgow 2014 delivers winning performance in sustainability and waste management

11/3/2014

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Hundreds of thousands of people who played a part in making Glasgow 2014 the best-ever Commonwealth Games and the biggest sporting event in Scotland’s history also played a key role in setting new and world-class benchmarks in sustainability.

 

Working in collaboration with resource efficiency experts Zero Waste Scotland, and having developed and implemented a Procurement Sustainability Policy, Glasgow 2014 set out to deliver a Commonwealth Games with a ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ focus and one which met ground-breaking event sustainability management targets.

In doing so Glasgow 2014 set a new benchmark for event sustainability management both for the Commonwealth Games and for events in Scotland, being awarded the coveted ISO 20121 – the gold international standard in sustainable event management.

 

The core objectives of Glasgow 2014’s Cleaning and Waste programme were to successfully deliver:

 

  • The planning, control and delivery of cleaning and waste services to all customer groups at villages and Venues
  • The delivery of a Cleaning and Waste service which complemented Glasgow 2014’s sustainability objectives
  • To maintain a clean and safe environment
 

Final reports demonstrate a number of key achievements which included:

 

  • Diverting 86% of waste from landfill during Games time, beating an 80% target
  • Recycling 49% of ALL waste during Games time
  • Pioneering the use of fully compostable plates, cups and recyclable bottles for food and drinks packaging Supporting the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ principles which encouraged caterers and suppliers to consider packaging of raw materials, chemicals, delivery methods and sourcing of products
  • Composting 60 tonnes of food waste – including peelings and trimmings – thanks to separation of food waste at venues: a first for a major event in Scotland
  • Ensuring all waste was removed efficiently and effectively with minimal impact to client groups or communities
  • Up to 12 different waste streams – from plastic bottles to batteries - separated at the point of collection
Clear recycling signage using the Recycle for Scotland branding, and supported by volunteers to help people use the correct bins
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