When implementing or upgrading a front of house recycling program, with receptacles designed for source separation, it’s important that you, “the Venue”, OWN IT!
What does this mean? Often the purchasing decision around your receptacle solution (“Bins”) ends up in the hands of many stakeholders, such as architects, designers, management, procurement, and operations, to name a few. Each stakeholder has their own priorities, such as price or style. However, at the end of the day, here are the common goals:
- Impressive aesthetics to match your venue’s decor.
- Effective waste diversion, to help you achieve your environmental goals (and reduce hand sorting back-of-house)
- Communicates your Green Message to your guests and employees
- Ergonomically sound as well as operationally safe and efficient
- Durable enough to perform and look the same for years to come.
- Low maintenance
- Flexible enough to adjust to any future changes to your program
- Added bonus – if your “Green” solution is “Green” itself!
What’s attractive can be subjective… however, results, safety, and durability are not. Since the funds allocated for these initiatives are often few and far between, it’s important to get it right the first time!
Submitted by Todd Shuttleworth, Zero Waste TRUE Advisor & MAX-R Corporate Sales Manager
