WasteLESS Week is a five-day campaign that Sodexo teams run during October at client sites around the world. In 2018, the Sodexo UK & Ireland WasteLESS Week took place between the 22 - 26 October.
In the UK and Ireland, the focus was plastic reduction. Over 12 billion tonnes of plastic waste will be in landfills or the natural environment by 2050. This is one of the reasons why Sodexo believes that less waste means increased quality of life and therefore reducing waste is one of our key Better Tomorrow 2025 commitments.
The team at Stryker Belfast (Corporate Services) in Northern Ireland were crowned the 2018 winners of the annual WasteLESS Week trophy.
Sodexo business manager Pamela Millar, headed up the site team’s campaign and is passionate about reducing waste and promoting sustainable business practices.
Supporting Pamela’s vision, the client issued re-useable cups to all on site staff and banned plastic cups. This has created not just an environmental benefit, but a cost saving in cups. Find out more about the team’s WasteLESS Week journey here.
Pictured: Pamela Millar (centre left) and some of the Belfast site team being presented with the WasteLESS Week trophy by Sodexo’s Corporate Responsibility team
Well done to Pamela and the rest of the Belfast team for your efforts and thank you to everyone who participated in last year’s WasteLESS Week. Could your site be the 2019 winner?
Special mention to Emmanuel School and Eli Lilly Kinsale Cork for being shortlisted for the 2018 WasteLESS Week trophy.
Use the "Facts & Tips" documents on the right hand side to help reduce your waste at work or at home.
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In 2017 we launched Better Tomorrow 2025 - our roadmap to help keep responsible business at the heart of how we work. Click here for the full Better Tomorrow 2025 story.
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The 2017 WasteLESS Week winners were Scottish Government - St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh.
Their innovative approach to reducing the use of plastic milk cartons by 64% and takeaway cups by 16% earnt them the trophy
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