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Materials Checklist
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Purpose of this document: To create a list and check what materials you are likely to have onsite and identify any problem materials that to reduce or remove entirely.
Who it is for: Waste Lead (and to be shared with your waste management company once completed).
How to use it: Simply tick the type of materials that are likely to be at your event and the area where waste will arise. You may need to speak to various people involved at the festival to fill this out.
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Where will the waste arise? [just add a x in the boxes as required]Best option for waste management Avoid material if possibleTips - Think about...
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CategoryMaterialArena TradersBars Offices Venues & stages Stages Campsites
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FoodFood waste e.g. peelings, cooked foodCompostCollecting food for composting seperately is a big enviromental benefit.
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Cooking oil Collection Usually collected by contractor or require traders to take away left over oils.
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Surplus packaged / edible food Surplus food collection Find a local food charity to collect at the end of the event.
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Surplus fruit and vegetablesSurplus food collection Find a local food charity to collect at the end of the event.
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PackagingBread crates Return to bakeries Request bakeries come back and collect.
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Plastic film wrappers etc.General waste XNot usually recycled by contractors, although event organiers can take to supermarkets where there are commonly bins. Where unvoidable, e.g. on bar products that come with cardboard wrapped in plastic, it needs to be separated from cardboard that can be recycled.
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Food cans (steel) DMR
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Drinks cans (aluminium)DMR
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Glass bottlesGlass Traders will have these from food production and bars from spirit / mixer bottles etc.
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Plastic bottles etc.DMRXi.e. HDPE (milk, cleaning products and some juice) and PET (most bottled beverages). Recycle if used, but ideally, avoid single-use.
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Other plastics etc.DMRXi.e. yogurt pots, meat trays, snacks - many things many plastic types.
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Cardboard Cardboard RecyclingAsk traders to stack seperately to avoid contamination. Waste contractor should supply separate containers.
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Single use cups rPET/PET/PPDMRRecycle where used. Ideally avoid single-use items.
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PSGeneral waste XAvoid. This plastic is not easily recycled.
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PLA - compostable plastic General waste XIn most cases avoid (or recycle). Few reprocessing plants in the country can accept cups with a lining. Ideally use reusable cups.
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Paper - plastic liningGeneral waste XIn most cases avoid (or recycle). Few reprocessing plants in the country can accept cups with a lining. Ideally use reusable cups.
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Paper- PLA lining General waste*X*Aqueous-lined bar cups can be processed as paper or sent for in-vessel composting BUT you need to get approval from the processing plant. Ideally move to resuables.
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Reuseable cups PP (plastic)Reuse or Recycle Have clear comms around the system and what people should do with the cup at the end of the event, i.e. return to a point, get a refund or take home.
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PS (plastic)Reuse or Recycle XAvoid: Expanded polysterene is very brittle and tends to shatter.
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Electrical items BatteriesElectrical WasteLook for rechargable kit or batteries.
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Miscellaneous electrical and electronic Electrical WasteBuy good quality equipment so it lasts.
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Vapes (reusable only)Electrical WasteBest practice is to ban disposable vapes. Note: Legal disposal of vapes is an added cost to contracts.
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Wood Plywood General waste Choose sustainably sourced products and reuse where possible, e.g. FSC/PEFC certified. These wood composites are made with glue so check whether they can be recycled.
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MDFGeneral waste X
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OSBGeneral waste
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Soft/hardwood (natural)Wood Look for FSC/PEFC certified wood to ensure it comes from sustainably managed forests.
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Pallets Wood/reuseCan often be picked up / look for local places where these can be reused.
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Metal Scrap metal Metal
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Flooring Carpet tiles General waste XHire in flooring that can be reused.
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Carpet rollsGeneral waste X
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Other flooring types General waste X
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Office supplies Printed paperPaper card or DMR
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Laminated paperGeneral waste XAvoid laminating where possible.
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PensGeneral waste
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Print cartridges Return to supplier
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Sponsors materials LeafletsGeneral waste XHave a policy which does not permit single-use items, i.e. high quality reusable items only.
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Giveaways General wasteXHave a policy which does not permit single-use items, i.e. high quality reusable items only.
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Fabric scrim / heras & barrier coversGeneral wasteShould be reusable, i.e. no festival date included etc.
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Camping equipment Camping chairsGeneral waste
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Tents/gazebos/ awnings General wasteXAvoid campaigns that suggest tents will be collected and reused. Instead try a 'leave no trace' / 'take your tent home' / eco-campsite approach.
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Gas canistersSeperate collectionDisposable (pressurised) gas canisters should be collected seperately by contractor.
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Textiles & clothingInflatable matresses General waste
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Sleeping bags General waste
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ClothesFabric recyclingSeparate and drop at a clothes recycling if your contractor cannot do this.
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FootwearWelliesGeneral waste
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TrainersGeneral waste
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Shoes General waste
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Smoking Cigarette butts General waste Consider providing cigarette bins.
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Vapes (disposable)WEEEXCheck regulations for disposal of electrical waste. Best practice is to ban disposable vapes.
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Nitrous Oxide canistersGeneral waste XShould be on the banned matrerials list.
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Balloons General waste
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Other itemsAdd lines as required e.g. for wristbands etc.
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Sustainable Materials & Waste Management Toolkit for Festivals © 2024 by Vision for Sustainbale Events (C/O Julie’s Bicycle) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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