Using business to deliver on social and environmental goals

SocialEntrepreneurs with a zero waste focus

‘Cool as’ in 4-D

Community activists

Meaningful work

activismEngagement

Local Economic Developmentinfrastructure

CapacityAssets

Oops!Comparing outcomes of different systems

Automated bins Bags Non auto bins and crates

Loose materials

# per year 0.1 0.7 0.5 4.8One in 10 years 2 in every 3 years 1 every 2 years 5 a year

Adapted from WA Oct/Nov 2008, based on 1840 hrs per annum per person

Social, political and market context

Corporate policy influences

Organisation and management systems

Human and technical systems

Social, political and market context Regulatory framework – H&S

Corporate policy influences- Organisational structure - Company culture

Organisation and management systems- Management /supervision- Communication - Training

Human and technical - Competence- team working-Communications-Compliance

What has the most influence?

Training and assessing - building competence and understanding

Better value all round

Inorganic collections By arrangement2 per year per household

Just what do they expect from us?

Recycling79%

Conservation efforts 72%

Environmental enhancements 68%

ACTIVITIES

Fuel efficient vehicles83%

Carbon emissions limiters 59%

Recycling54%

TRANSPORT

Recycling84%

Energy conservation 72%

Water conservation 69%

ACCOMMODATION

Network of drop off points and collectors established

Campaign for real recycling!

Alliance between community sector and the

reprocessors in UK

Goal is quality product suitable for onshore

processing

Why mix it up in the first place?

Going the extra mile….

Community is the answer ………….. sustainability is the question