In France and before COVID-19, more than 340 millions of waste were producted each year.
That is explained by the association of differents actors like caterers, audiovisual service providers, scenographers, etc.. Their work, that unfortunatelly generate a lot of waste, are what make the client experience being great.
Aware of current ecological problems and very concerned about sustainable development, we are always processing to find news ways of reducing our environmental impact.
Please discover our CSR document here.
Please discover our CSR document here.
Most of the waste produced before, during and after events are collected and processed to contribute to the well-being of our planet.
1. Let’s find out more about the waste that can be all recycled … the GLASS !
Once it’s collected by VEOLIA, glass is taken away to their center for being cleaned by three different methods.
As
soon as it’s « pure », it is crushed and became a
« cullet ».
That’s when it’s melt in high temperature for a futur reutilisation as molten
glass.
From that moment, it can be used for the fabrication of new bottles.
Did you know that the color of the glass are
important for it transformation ?
The transparent one remains always transparent while the green or brown one can
be melt and reproduced for all the colors (brown, green or transparent).
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2. The one that is closed to mother nature… the CARBOARD
The cardboard can not be transformed and recycled as many times possible but at least it can be reused for 10 times
Very ecological….
The recyclind of 1 ton of paper…
Sorting, packaging, grading, soaking in water, de-inking, cleaning, bleaching and manufacturing are all the different steps.
All that work allows to choose what paper it will become : cardboard, newspapers, toilets paper, writing paper or kraft.
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3. The enemy of our seas…. The PLASTIC !
As glass, the plastic are collected and sorted with a special attention by Veolia, our partner.
Some thin plastics, too light or not containing enough materials can not be recycled.
The other plastics essentially belong to the families of polyethylene terephthalates (PET), polyethylenes high density (HDPE) and polypropylenes (PP). and are therefore treated individually according to their nomenclature.
We sep up in 2021 a delicaded plastic bin tos stop mixing and throwing with food wastes.
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4. A specific case… The Carpet !
The carped remains a very popular element of decoration, specially thanks to all the choices of colors and textures.
All the carpets made for events are fireproof treated (class M1), are flexible and delivered with a thin plastic film to protect it.
They can not be reused twice.
The question of the reutilisation knowing that it can not be really cleaned are serious.
That’s why we try to keep as soon as possible all the carpets to reuse them in our diary.
The use of brushed cotton raises the same issues.
Reflections, awareness and the sharing of ideas between all the actors are necessary in the future, to improve our practices.
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5.And the most classical… Food WASTE
With more than 200 events organized every year, we are aware of the big volume of waste generate.
That’s why the most important collecte made by VEOLIA are
for classic waste.
Thanks to our CRS actions, we are easily reducing the tonnage of our waste.
By separating our wastes, we try to be a good example for our partners and
customers, but constantly looking for improvments.
Please find more informations here.
The most significant waste at Palais de la Bourse de Bordeaux
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Very committed in the preservation of our environment and open-minded to changement, we try everyday to realize some actions even minimalist ones : collection of batteries, obsolet electronic equipment, collect of plastic and cork stoppers, reduce of printings, watering of our plants with open bottles, etc..
To conclude, we try hard to implement some new economics methods.
With the help of our Tourist Office, we actively participate in many and precious activities as workshops. That’s allows us to discover new responsible approaches and to keep Le Palais de la Bourse making progresses
We are moving forward in this process with the Bordeaux destination, which was elected in 2022 « European Capital of Smart Tourism »…
And since 2023, Bordeaux has been ranks 5th in the work ranking of sustainble tourist destination ! : 2022 Results – GDS-Movement
We are convinced that our actions will help our planet!
Please feel free to share with us your good practices
Sources :
https://www.recyclage.veolia.fr/