Choose.Reuse waste toolkit


Choose.Reuse. is a behaviour change toolkit for some of the most visible problem waste items: disposable coffee cups, takeaway containers, straws and plastic bags. It contains a suite of communications and tracking materials which any business can use within its office to encourage staff to take reusable cups, containers and bags when heading out to lunch or for some shopping. It’s designed to make wasteful single use plastics and packaging a last-resort option.    

Coffee cups in particular are one of the most accessible and frequent decision points for a large number of office staff and our society more generally, with three billion takeaway cups used in Australia every year. While there are some options for recycling in the market depending on location and contractor, research shows that the majority of cups end up in landfill, with and they contaminate recycling streams. 

Likewise, food containers, straws and plastic bags are now clogging our oceans and are critically harming sea animals. Great facilities and best practice waste streams in your office are largely pointless if your staff don’t know what should go in the recycling bin versus the rubbish bin, or think about what they consume and throw away.

This campaign challenges everyone to Choose.Reuse. Measure your office’s current cup, container, straw and bag waste using our simple Waste Assessment tool, set a goal, download the toolkit and start the Choose.Reuse. campaign.

 

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If you'd like help running Choose.Reuse. just get in touch with your local program manager here.

 

 

Key elements

Waste signage for your workplace

Here's a suite of signage to help your workplace put materials in the correct bin.

Coffee Cup toolkit - coaster artwork

Download the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit coaster artwork for printing and distributing in your office.

Coffee cup toolkit - sample survey questions

Download Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit suggested questions for establishing the existing habits of your staff.

Coffee cup toolkit - A4 letterhead

Download the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit letterhead to use.

Coffee cup toolkit - lift screen creative

Download the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit lift creative to use in your office block.

Coffee cup toolkit - email templates

Download the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit email templates to help rollout the campaign in your office.

Coffee cup toolkit - digital posters

Download the digital versions of the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit posters for use online.

Coffee cup toolkit - take away posters

Download the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit take away posters for printing and displaying in your office.

Coffee cup toolkit - ceramic cup posters

Download the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit ceramic cup posters for printing and displaying in your office.

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Related resources

Choose.Reuse. waste campaign - digital assets

Choose.Reuse. waste campaign - digital assets

Download a set of digital assets to help you roll out the Choose.Reuse. waste campaign across your organisation.

Choose.Reuse. waste toolkit - print posters

Choose.Reuse. waste toolkit - print posters

Download the Choose.Reuse. waste toolkit posters to help you run an engaging waste campaign in your office.

Coffee cup toolkit - overview and introduction

Read an overview of the Choose.Reuse. campaign with tips on running a successful campaign in your office.

Coffee cup toolkit - project plan and tracking template

Download the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit project plan to help you roll out this campaign in your office.

Coffee cup toolkit - background paper

Discover the theory and social and behavioural models used to develop this toolkit.

Waste signage for your workplace

Here's a suite of signage to help your workplace put materials in the correct bin.

Coffee cup toolkit - CitySwitch logos

These logos can be used alongside your own in the Choose.Reuse. coffee cup toolkit artwork.

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  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 28 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 10 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 10 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points).
Note, new Signatories submitting for New Signatory of the Year Award need only complete an indicative rating – all other submissions must be accredited.

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Eligibility Criteria

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  • Involve more than one registered company 
  • Demonstrate that they are  innovative and over and above “business as usual”
  • Demonstrate that they catalyse “market transformation” and or “address a market barrier”
  • Deliver a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions within the built environment 

Judging Criteria

  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 14 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 17 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 17 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points)
  • The submitting entity MUST be a CitySwitch Signatory
Note, Signatories submitting for the Partnership of the Year Award may submit an accredited NABERS tenancy, whole building or base building rating.

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