A series of new measures were rolled out at the start of the fiscal year on 1 July Examples can be seen at the restaurants and concession outlets of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Cen tre HKCEC Plastic disposable cutlery has been replaced by non plastic alternatives Plastic straws are also no longer provided with paper straws available upon request I am a nature lover Monica Lee Müller ex plains In the past I have been encouraging my team to study how we could save energy and water says HML s managing director And to come up with sustainability initia tives She had felt bad when reading the news about nature and the ocean being dam aged by human beings for the sake of con venience That was why she wanted no fur ther delays in cutting out disposable plastic Everyone was aware that plastic is one of the most harmful materials to the environ ment and the ecosystem It takes hundreds of years to decompose plastic into small pieces and those seep into the soil says Monica Lee Müller Our ecosystem is being damaged and the impact will come back to human beings in the end It was now time to raise awareness and take action on plastic reduction No sooner said than done Visitors and event attendees were encouraged to bring their own bottles when attending events at HKCEC and to make use of the 18 water fountains in the venue for free refills This message was posted on the HKCEC Facebook fan page says Monica Lee Müller To promote the water fountains prominent signs have been added in exhibition halls and meeting room corridors And at the Hong Kong Book Fair in July with an atten dance of over 1 million HML promoted waste separation and recycling plus the new Think Before Plastic campaign In addition HML deployed 54 green ambassadors to as sist exhibitors in separating and recycling waste One of the measures introduced by HML prior to its campaign was to reduce paper us age in the office Monthly paper consump tion of each department is closely monitored and departments with high consumption are reminded by the sustainability manager to come up with ideas and strategy to reduce usage Moreover HML already started using eco friendly FSC certified paper for printing materials years ago Internally the HML team is moving towards paperless communi cation with more e forms developed or being developed says a delighted Monica Lee Müller Food waste reduction is another sus tainability initiative HML runs seven restau rants in the HKCEC points out Lee Müller and several concession stands during exhi bitions and conferences The HML team serves over 350 banqueting events every year One way of reducing the amount of food waste is to donate unconsumed food to those in need HML has been supporting Food Angel s food rescue programme since 2011 www hkcec com PB 68 TradeFairs Internation al 3 2018 INTERNATIONAL HONG KONG For nature and the ocean This summer HML the operating company of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre launched a new sustain ability initiative Think Before Plastic Bei der Buchmesse im Juli machte HML die Themen Abfalltrennung und Recycling publik At the Hong Kong Book Fair in July HML promoted waste separation and recycling Ph ot o H M L

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