Event Industry must Spearhead Environmentally Sustainable Events

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Event Industry must Spearhead Environmentally
Sustainable Events
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We are a massive country in terms of population,
industries, vehicular traffic, Building
construction, Mining etc. Therefore, it has the
potential to grow exponentially in every aspect
whether good or bad. One of our most alarming
growth is in the area of waste landfill and
pollution. We should bring about nationwide
awareness in this matter and it should be done no
later than today. India announced on the World
Environment day that it will eliminate all
single-use plastics by 2022. This announcement
builds on state-specific bans that are already in
place in 25 states on the manufacture, supply,
storage and use of plastics.   The Event Trade
Show Organizers should take the lead Event
Industry holds 1000s of concerts, trade shows,
conferences, events every day, leaving behind a
huge pile of plastic garbage. Moreover, the
industry is ill-equipped to manage this waste, as
anything to do with events is generally for
one-time use. Though the states one after the
other are banning the one time use of plastic,
flex etc. The Event Management companies
Bangalore and Trade Show organizers in Bangalore,
India have not been quick enough to implement
environmentally sustainable events as yet.
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The Events actually provide a platform for
sharing knowledge. A huge population attends
events every day to get educated and get
insights. For the Event Industry, this platform
can be an opportunity to promote its green
initiatives and showcase its noble cause. They
can take the lead and spearhead the campaign for
environmentally sustainable events. The Event
Industry should voluntarily ban one-time use of
plastic in events. For such campaigns, the Event
Industry has resources such as Creative Teams,
Social Media Marketing expertise, Advertising
budgets, Branding ideas all in house. Events even
get the eyeballs at their doorstep. Here is an
opportunity for the Event Industry to be a role
model for others.   Non-Plastic Badges for your
Event Exhibition Registration Management Though
the Plastic bags have disappeared long ago, the
flex banners backdrops have just started to go.
What is most disturbing is the presence of
Plastic ID Cards Plastic Pouched Badges for
one-time use in events! These have the potential
for a huge landfill. The large trade shows with
over 50000 to 1 Lakh visitors to use Plastic
badges as of today. Read Full Article
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