More than three billion disposable coffee cups are produced every year in Australia, with the majority ending up in landfill.
Manage waste using the waste hierarchy: avoidance is most preferable, then re-use, recyclability, recovery, then lastly disposal.
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Disposing of old and un-used equipment is an opportunity to continue sustainable management practices.
Procurement policy and guideline documents set out the shared understanding of an organisation's approach to procurement.
Eligibility Criteria
Submitted projects should:
Judging Criteria
It’s easy and free to join the program. Your good-will commitment to the program is an acknowledgement of the business sector’s role in contributing to environmental sustainability and your intention to reduce your own energy consumption and associated carbon emissions. As part of this, Signatories to the program commit to achieve an accredited NABERS Energy tenancy rating (between 4 and 6 stars) and work with CitySwitch to improve their tenancy’s environmental performance. Find out more about how obtaining a NABERS Energy rating ensures you can benchmark your performance, better manage your progress over time and promote your star rating achievement.