How to organise events
Organising your event
| Locations and venues
| Getting permission
| Event safety
| Event security
| Resources
| Waste management
| Traffic management
| Funding and your budget
| Licences
| Insurance and damage
| Pay your invoice
Waste management
Environmental sustainability
Environmental sustainability is increasingly important to venue operators, the
audience and sponsors, and should be incorporated into your planning.
While this
is a relatively new area of emphasis in New Zealand, we already have some
excellent case studies showing how the
impact of events on the environment can be mitigated.
Sustainability
can be explained as meeting the needs of today, without adversely impacting on
the needs of tomorrow. As a term, it can be applied across a range of areas,
such as
the environment,
society and the economy. Information on this website focuses on the
environmental impact of events, with particular emphasis on the most tangible of
environmentally sustainable practices - waste management planning.
Research into best practice for environmentally sustainable events is evolving
and we will be listing new resources to assist organisers in planning sustainable
events.
A waste management plan is required if your event has a high waste
content like:
- mailers
- food stalls
- giveaways
- large scale catering
- or if the
event is in a
sensitive area.
The plan should describe the kind of waste that will be on site
and how you will be contain and remove it. This is also an opportunity to consider recycling at your event.
Guideline for working towards zero waste events
Auckland City Council is committed to creating a
sustainable city. Working towards zero waste is the first step of Auckland City
Council's commitment to delivering sustainable events.
As of November 2008 Auckland City Council has a
resource for organisers to help them minimise the amount of waste that is
generated by events in the City.
The guide provides information that will help you plan and
stage a successful zero waste event. It is structures as follows:
- Overview
of zero waste at events - to give the big picture
- Guidance
notes - setting out the seven steps to success
- Appendices - packed with useful information to save you research time
- Waste
management plan template - to help you to write your own plan for the event.
This template will also be useful if you need to apply for a permit from council
and need to have a waste management plan in place.
If you need assistance with working toward zero waste please
contact us.
Guideline for working toward zero
waste events (814kb) PDF
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Updated November 2008
