Recycling stations
A centralised recycling station (made of up to five bins, each bin with its waste stream displayed) placed in each office space, replicating the one we all have in our households (red and yellow bins) with the addition of a green bin (for organics: food, and compostable), a blue bin (for paper) and a white bin (for the $.10c container recycling scheme).
Currently, the Museum only diverts 10% of its waste (glass) from landfill. But with the implementation of this project and the successful provision of training and support sessions to museum staff, we could potentially increase the museum diversion rate to 70% (in the implementation stage - next 12 months) to 80% (going forth).
Paper Hand Towels
Museum bathrooms - phasing out paper hand towels in favour of new energy-efficient hand dryers that use 40% only of the electricity currently consumed by existing hand dryers.
Kitchens - fully recyclable paper towels provided for kitchens.
This project, together with the removal of hand towel dispensers, will significantly reduce the museum's environmental impact. Annually the museum produces more than 60 tonnes of waste - paper towels account for 17% of this (more than 10 tonnes of paper towels per year!).
Coffee Cups
Each year the museum generates 60,000 coffee cups (including both the commercial kitchen/events and staff-related use).
To reduce the number of coffee cups disposed of each year, all staff have been provided with a free keep-cup. This initiative, together with the implementation of a fully compostable coffee cup option (a work in progress), will minimise the environmental impact of our business going forward.
OTHER:
TOMRA?
Water recycling? (Kid's water play, bubbler)