KNYSNA NEWS - Recently the Waste Nothing Knysna concept was presented to B&B owners at a Knysna Accommodation Association meeting, which was soon followed up by a hands-on workshop with some members to discuss how they could get on board in their environment.
Sue Swain of BioWise presented the concept at the event hosted by Hide Away guesthouse.
At the workshop, attendees looked at ways to “plant the rain”, how to minimise weekly waste and discussed solutions for challenges in their specific industry.
Colleen Harding from Hide Away said they "definitely" learnt something new. “Sue introduced us to the bottle brick concept at the initial presentation, but hands-on experience in terms of what we can put into these bottle bricks made quite a difference. It is amazing how much we have reduced the garbage going into the bins.
"Everybody at Hide Away is now stuffing bottles! Grissa and Grace, our two housekeepers, have already stopped paying for their packets at Shoprite when they shop and we also now think twice about whether or not we need a plastic bag at Fruit & Veg," said Harding.
Swain said the benefits of a workshop is that one can assess a particular environment for opportunities to be more waste and water wise.
“Our immediate environments are all different and have a unique set of challenges and opportunities – this type of hands-on experience looks at how the Waste Nothing principles can be applied. As we can see with what Colleen said, most important changes are in the way we think, and to translate that into action… That makes all the difference.”
Would you like to host a session?
Anyone interested in hosting a similar workshop can contact Swain via email at sue@biowise.org.za.
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