Shopping and recycling
It is impossible to avoid a certain amount of waste with a big event like TAC. Therefore, we have given this a lot of thought. The first step to reduce the tons of trash is not to buy it in the first place!
Do you really need to buy that thing? And if you do, take good care of it so you don´t need to buy a new one next time. Can the food be served in a napkin one can compost instead of a plate of paper and to be eaten with plastic forks and knives? Can you borrow something instead of buying it? And don´t print dates and years on your branding, but keep them for next year!
Our goal is to recycle at least 50% of the waste produced before, during and after the event. Everybody from spectators, riders, crew and VIPs have to recycle their food waste and throw their used coffee cups and soda glasses in the right bin. The building material used for the half pipe is either recycled or will be stored till the next event. The white clothing that covers the ground is given away for reuse to a company producing “ready-for-the-garden” lawn. And so on!
TAC has seven recycling factions:
Food waste
Paper and cardboard
Wood
Metal / glas
Plastic
Toxic
Other
Over time, TAC will actually save a lot of money by sorting the waste into different factions, because if we don´t, the company picking it up will. And they don´t do it for free, but send us the bill!
