Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) and PETCO, the PET plastic recycling company, have teamed up to host a ‘No Time to Waste’ workshop for the Garden Route tourism sector, focusing on plastic waste solutions.
The workshop will take place on August 3, from 08h30 to 12h00 at Hog Hollow, Askop Road, The Crags in Plettenberg Bay.
FTT’s workshop follows on from ‘Renew Able Plett’s Plastic Sucks’ successful sustainability workshop in early June.
No Time To Waste will provide specific waste management training aimed at tourism businesses and propose plastic recycling solutions for the Garden Route.
FTT’s partner in the initiative, PETCO, which is industry driven and financed, is seeking plastic waste solutions, with a mission to grow the collection and recycling of PET bottles. Its efforts are financed by a voluntary recycling fee paid by converters as well as grants from brand owners, resin producers and retailers.
PETCO wants to work with the Garden Route tourism sector to ensure that every PET bottle used is also recycled, whilst providing PETCO the opportunity to hear from tourism businesses about their recycling challenges and help with tangible solutions.
Expert tourism sustainability trainer, Lisa Scriven, will also provide training on specific ways to reduce, re-use and recycle waste.
The workshop is free for FTT members, however is limited to one member per organisation. The cost for non-members is R200, inclusive of breakfast, snacks, tea and coffee.
To attend the workshop, contact FTT’s Marketing Manager, Shona Macdonald at shona@fairtrade.travel before July 20, as space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
