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Surprisingly ‘Brexit’ did not top the list as word of
the year for 2018. It was in fact ‘single-use’.
This is defi ned by Collins DictionaryƉs as a
product – often plastic – which is ‘made to be
used once only’ before disposal, and includes
water bottles and straws.
According to Recycle Now - the national recycling campaign
for England, it is estimated that an average of 35.8 million
plastic bottles are used every day in the UK, but only 19.8
million are recycled each day. This means that on average 16
million plastic bottles a day are not making their way into the
recycling bin. Instead they go to landfill, are burnt, or end up
in our oceans, which according to Sky Ocean Rescue is causing
untold damage to marine life and entering the human food
chain.
The problem is that most commercial buildings, whether
corporate o
ices, retail sites, educational establishments or
healthcare facilities are choc-full of people clutching water
bottles, purchasing single-use takeaway cups for hot drinks or
grabbing plastic straws from catering sites. This is why, as part
of our special focus on catering this month we’re looking at what
FM can do to help limit the damage ‘single-use’ products are
doing to the environment.
The FM services sector has already responded to the cause, with
a number of leading caterers suspending the use of plastic straws,
moving away from using plastic cutlery and takeaway containers
and installing refillable drinking fountains. At Sky the removal of
throwaway plastic water bottles and the provision of refillable
bottles for each employee has already saved approximately
450,000 plastic bottles in a year. But there is much more FM can
do, which is why we’re teaming up with IFMA UK and RICS to host
an event later this spring; where we’ll hear from a range of experts
on the many ways FM can utilise its unique position to ensure that
‘single-use’ is no longer a scourge on the modern world.
As always, we’d welcome your feedback about any aspect of the
magazine, together with your insight into what’s happening in the
FM sector.
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