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SPRING 09
Business Treading Lightly is a $2 million sustainability grant program operating from Wollongong to Bega and in the Wingecarribee Shire. If you want to gain a competitive edge and increase profits, BTL assists its business partners implement smart solutions for sustainable business.
“When it become second nature to look at sustainability issues, then your business experiences real savings,” Brett Gibson, Port Kembla Golf Club What do a black balloon and a Christmas in July staff party have in common? These are some of the creative ways BTL partners are engaging staff to make (and suggest) behavioural changes. BEGA CAFE INFLUENCES SUPPLY CHAIN: It started with a take away coffee cup left behind by a customer. Anna Leaman and Peter Haggar of Niagara Café in Bega were interested in using fully biodegradable cups and when a customer left a compostable cup on the tables, they decided to investigate. BTL is hosting a one day Sustainable Aged Care Forum at Kiama Pavillion on October 21. The forum is open to aged care staff at any levels, whether or not the facility is a BTL partner or going through DECCW Sustainable Advantage program. Read More...Currarong Beachside Tourist Park, has managed to cut its cleaning chemical use by at least half by the simple use of measuring dispensers. LEAKING AIR COMPRESSORS GET SILENT TREATMENT: Air compressors are used in most factories but Martifer Aluminium of Unanderra (formerly Sassall Aluminium) found that if they leak, the increases in energy bills and OH&S issues make a refit of the piping a sensible investment. GOLF ON COURSE RECYLING A WINNER: As part of a waste management review at The Links Shell Cove, on course recycling has been adopted and early results prove it has been both popular with members and a cost saving exercise for the club. Read More...BTL Business Advantage and Sustainable Advantage partners considering refurbishing accommodation or offices are invited to a free one day workshop on September 29th 2009. IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A 'FRESH' COAT OF PAINT?: When it comes to making an environmentally-friendly paint choice, low-VOC paints are climbing to the top of the eco-preferred paint charts in the minds of consumers – with most of the big paint manufacturers selling ‘low or no-VOC paints’. But what are VOCs? BEGA VALLEY SHIRE FIRST FOR SA PROGRAM: Bega Valley Shire Council has become the first council in the Southern Councils Group to sign up to the Sustainable Advantage program. Catch up on the latest round of Government funding opportunities.
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