WALSDEN CRICKET &
BOWLING CLUB
The Environmental Policy
covers all aspects of the Walsden Cricket & Bowling Club operations from
good housekeeping measure such as recycling grass cuttings, recycling cans and
bottles, using both sides of paper prior to recycling and to ensure that
investments made are environmentally sound.
The policy also commits us to promoting suppliers and services that
adhere to environmentally sound ways of operating.
All members must have access
to the Environmental Policy through the club notice board and website. The Environmental Policy should be regularly
referred to in decision-making and through committee meetings that involve the
3Rs Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. It is
to be included during the induction of new members, committee members and
volunteers at the club.
Walden Cricket & Bowling
Club practises the principles of the 3Rs:
1) Reduce
waste where possible by thinking about what we buy and how we use it.
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Reduce the
production of waste and develop effective waste management and recycling
procedures.
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Non-essential
documents and e-mails will not be printed.
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We will
annually review which internal documents and external publications are
essential, if they are not they will be cancelled thus reducing waste and
saving money.
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We will
endeavour to avoid disposable cups and food packaging bought by the club for
events.
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We will ensure
all printing and photocopying is done on double-sided paper.
2) Reuse wherever possible by trying to
find a second life for items especially paper and office stationery.
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We have a
policy of make do and mend now called reduce, reuse recycle. Where possible we repair benches and
seating, we keep our ground in good order, we use our coaching, cricket and
ground maintenance equipment season after season where it is serviceable and
meets the needs of the club and its members.
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Scrap paper
will be used in printers, during meetings, for taking messages and for writing
notes or draft copies of documents.
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Envelopes and
packaging will be reused where possible.
3) Recycle
as the least preferred option of the 3Rs.
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Walsden Cricket
& Bowling Club will have a nominated committee member who will have the
responsibility to recycle bottles, cans, paper, cardboard, toner cartridges and
inkjets will also be recycled.
·
If club
furniture, equipment or IT equipment is being replaced then Walsden Cricket
& Bowling Club will seek to have those items reused or recycled.
·
Grass cuttings
will be collected and recycled for agricultural fertilizers.
Recycled paper
Walsden
Cricket & Bowling Club will buy recycled paper. We will endeavour switching all publications and general office
papers to 100% post-consumer waste recycled papers, any additional purchasing
costs will be balanced against reduced consumption.
Fair trade
Walsden Cricket
& Bowling Club will seek to purchase fair traded and environmentally sound
goods. When catering for events at our
club food should be organic, and tea and coffee should be fair-traded.
Travel
Walsden Cricket
& Bowling Club will promote the use of cycling and walking as the main
means of travel to meetings at the club and local cricket matches and
practice. We will also ensure the use
of public transport for the majority of journeys to matches. For journeys that require cars, car sharing
will be encouraged.
Energy
Walsden
Cricket & Bowling Club will seek to minimise the use of energy in its activities. Electric light bulbs are being replaced with
those that are more energy efficient.
Lights and equipment will be switched on only when needed and not out of
routine. Heating will be kept to a
minimum and the thermostats will be regularly checked to ensure they are not
set too high, thereby promoting the need to open windows. Walsden Cricket & Bowling Club are continually
investigating more efficient means of heating and power supply to pursue our
green policy.
The
environmental policy will be reviewed annually. All aspects of the policy are monitored as an ongoing
practice. An annual review will be
carried out by a sub committee of the general committee.
Name: C Barker, Secretary
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Date: January 2010
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