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1. Get Commitment
Planning
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
#PlasticFreeEvent – The Journey
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 Draft Plastic Free
Events Policy
 Draft the Waste
Management Plan
 Set Goals & Targets
 Develop Actions
Involve the vendors in
the process
 Informal
 Contractual
Commitments
Given
Provide
Infrastructure
 Waste Management based
on previous event’s waste
streams?
 How much waste went to
landfill from last event?
 Water Fountains
Educate & Market
 Contracts Signed  Vendors/ Suppliers/
Caterers/ Contractors/
Councils/ Staff/
Volunteers
 Community
 Attendees
Measure &
Evaluate
EVENT
 Based on Goals
 Share Leanings
 Continuous
Improvement
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2. #PlasticFreeEvent – The Organizer's ActionKit
High Level Snapshot & Tools
PREVENT
REDUCE
REUSE
CURE
recycle
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 Plastic like Plastic Bags/Straw,
Balloons, Glitter, Wet wipes,
single use Sauce Sachets
 Water & Drinks Bottles
 Plastic Cutlery
 Food/ Beverage Packaging
(Promote Cans/ Glass/
Cardboard & other compostable
packaging) Ban Polystyrene
 Avoid Plastic while Setting up
Shop (Packaging/ Marketing
Material/ Zip Ties etc.)
 Promote bring your own cutlery
 Offer Discounts for reusable
packaging (reusable coffee cups/
water bottle/ beer glass)
 Promote & Sell Plastic Free
Alternatives Reusable Bottles/
Coffee Cups/ Bags etc.)
 Provide Waste Management
Plan (Reduction/ Recycling/
CATERING/ VENDORS
ban
Suppliers of power, fencing,
marquees, portable toilets,
Waste Management etc.
 Replace Cable Ties
 Building and dismantling
infrastructure
 Provide waste
minimization, management
& recycling plan
CONTRACTORS
 Plastic Novelties/
Promotional items etc.
 Back plastic campaign
with Branded Plastic
Free Alternatives
 Signs/ Marketing etc.
from previous events
 Reusable Gifts made
fro, sustainable
sources
SPONSORS
 Communicate The new
Plastic Free Events
Policy
 Educate & Guide
Patrons & vendors
 Measure & Ensure
Plastic Free Events
Policy Adherence
 Measure & Ensure
Waste Management
Policy Adherence
 Provide Water
Fountain/ Big Jars
 Signs/ Marketing/
Packaging/
Infrastructure from
previous events
 Make Plastic Free a
integral part of waste
management policy
ORGANISERS
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3. Encouraged by this year's success and the public's current enthusiasm for plastic free events, we are deciding to go
plastic free in the next event. We need your support & suggestions to make this happen. We have drafted the
following “Plastic Free Events Policy” to achieve our goal and there can be additional revenue streams for you by
promoting and selling plastic free alternatives. We would love to run this policy by you before we put this down in
the contract and we would appreciate your feedback and support before we make the policy official. What do you
think?
For our next event, we will be banning the sale of
- Plastic water or drinks bottle onsite. The vendors may promote and sell reusable bottles and we shall provide
water fountains. The vendors can still use aluminum/ glass cans.
- Single use plastic cups
- Plastic straws. If your product requires a straw, please use plastic free straws like paper straws etc.
- Balloons, Glitter
- Plastic Bags. The vendors are encouraged to promote and sell reusable bags
- Single Use Sauce Sachets
- Please use only compostable serve ware e.g. plates, knives, forks, bowls, boxes, cup lids etc. Please avoid Polystyrene/
Styrofoam and other biodegradable packaging and use only compostable packaging for food.
- Please avoid use of unnecessary plastic packaging, marketing & infrastructure materials while setting up your shop. It
would be great to reuse wristbands, display signs, badges etc. Avoid Cable Ties
- We would appreciate if you would be able to incentivize the festival attendees to bring their own reusable containers
by providing them discounts and other offers
#PlasticFreeEvent – Simple Catering/ Vendor Policy
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