I tried to get my university to pay for carbon offsets for faculty for conference travel. I think it is still under discussion. I now think offsets are pretty bogus but better than nothing I guess. A more satisfying thing was to scour thrift shops and purchase small plates, cups and cutlery to use for social events like retirement parties. We previously created so much waste with paper or plastic plates, cups, cutlery, etc. It was pretty fun. People beefed a bit about having to wash the dishes but I thought the dishwashing was a time to debrief about the party that had just finished up. Often the best part of the social event.
Oh that's great! I just finished writing something about carbon offsets for tomorrow's newsletter. I agree they aren't the ideal solution. I bet people appreciated eating from real plates (even if they did have to wash them). Food is so much more appetizing that way.
I "ain't touching nothing" at work. I was hauled over the coals for questioning who?? ordered the 50% cotton (thus inorganic)/50% polyester T-shirts for the volunteers from a company who had them made in Bangladesh, and was considered a scrooge when I suggested doing away with the staff room coffee "pods" and switching to a system that used fair trade ground in 2020. We are a non-profit that aims to "do good" in OUR community. Go figure.
I work in healthcare in an acute care hospital. The amount of plastic and paper waste is unfathomable, and this is just one hospital in Canada. If anyone has any ideas of where to begin or a link to how to start waste reduction in hospitals please forward it
I tried to get my university to pay for carbon offsets for faculty for conference travel. I think it is still under discussion. I now think offsets are pretty bogus but better than nothing I guess. A more satisfying thing was to scour thrift shops and purchase small plates, cups and cutlery to use for social events like retirement parties. We previously created so much waste with paper or plastic plates, cups, cutlery, etc. It was pretty fun. People beefed a bit about having to wash the dishes but I thought the dishwashing was a time to debrief about the party that had just finished up. Often the best part of the social event.
Oh that's great! I just finished writing something about carbon offsets for tomorrow's newsletter. I agree they aren't the ideal solution. I bet people appreciated eating from real plates (even if they did have to wash them). Food is so much more appetizing that way.
I "ain't touching nothing" at work. I was hauled over the coals for questioning who?? ordered the 50% cotton (thus inorganic)/50% polyester T-shirts for the volunteers from a company who had them made in Bangladesh, and was considered a scrooge when I suggested doing away with the staff room coffee "pods" and switching to a system that used fair trade ground in 2020. We are a non-profit that aims to "do good" in OUR community. Go figure.
Oh dear. Good for you to try. Your non-profit is lucky to have someone so conscientious!
I work in healthcare in an acute care hospital. The amount of plastic and paper waste is unfathomable, and this is just one hospital in Canada. If anyone has any ideas of where to begin or a link to how to start waste reduction in hospitals please forward it