Messe Stuttgart Sustainability Report Position at July 2017 17 A waste monitoring system could be introduced to improve the evaluation of material fl ows A waste test centre could precisely document and analyse the mate rial fl ows by means of scales and a bar code scanner Messe Stuttgart is aiming to increase the recycling rate even more in the next few years That s because returning used materials to the economic cycle reduces energy consumption and conserves resources thereby protecting the environment and saving money The entire trade fair centre has tripartite waste islands for separating residual waste valuable materials and paper However this separation facility is not used suffi ciently by visitors to trade fairs and exhibitions This could be due to the optical uniformity of the containers The appear ance of these containers is therefore being redesigned in order to delineate them more clearly Fraction Weight Proportion in tonnes Residual waste 1 349 43 1 Wood 1 245 39 9 Paper 200 6 4 Miscellaneous food leftovers glass 146 4 7 Building rubble 89 2 8 Scrap and electronic waste 59 1 9 Plastics 33 1 1 Hazardous waste 1 0 1 Total 3 122 100 Objectives Increase the prior registration rate of exhibitions Increase the recycling rate Develop a waste monitoring system in order to improve the evaluation of material fl ows Measures Implementation of an incentive system for prior online registration Formulation of waste avoidance strategies in cooperation with exhibitors For example avoidance of brochures through purposeful use of new media Redesign of the appearance of the waste islands Establishment of a waste test centre tonnes or resources and 636 tonnes of greenhouse gases were saved in 2015 3 612

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