Reducing Plastic Waste at ECC
Catering manager Lloyd Wakeling outlines the initiatives taken so far this year.
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The college has stopped buying all plastic cups for water fountains, asking that staff and students bring their own bottles and cups.
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We are in the process of stopping the use of plastic cutlery and replacing them with a compactible wooden version.
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We are now using recycled paper cups for some of our hot items instead of polystyrene trays.
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Most of our vegetables are now brought in loose instead of sealed bags on our insistence.
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We try and use either foil or paper (recycled) to wrap our grab and go food in.
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We have a reusable cup drive for our coffees in the post 16 café, where we either sell cups made from rice starch or customers bring their own cups to fill.
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We have a zero to landfill contract with our waste disposal company.
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Our food waste in separated and used for compost.
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We only use paper straws and not plastic