Sustainability
Guest User
Behind the scenes, the club has been working through a checklist of items based on World Sailing’s Guide to Sustainable Sailing Clubs.
Some of the initiatives that have been undertaken include installing solar energy on the club’s roof, installing a contamination control lid on the container deposit scheme bin, repurposing old sails and recycling lost property. This week you will also notice a tap has been installed at the front of the clubhouse to fill drink bottles with filtered water and soap dispensers are being installed in the showers in order to reduce the unnecessary use of plastic bottles at the club.
There are still some improvements to be made, including better practices around waste management. Members are asked to minimise the waste that is brought to the club and to ensure that rubbish is placed in the appropriate bins – we have three bins: recycling (yellow lid), landfill (red lid) and container deposit (electronic scanner lid).
If you have any suggestions to further improve sustainability at the club, please email Katie McHugh.