Hosting office parties, whether for retirements, holidays or just about any other purpose, can be a lot of fun and can go a long way toward boosting employee morale. However, if you aren’t careful, these parties can result in a lot of waste. If the environment is important to you and the others in your office, however, following these tips can help you host a zero waste or low waste party. Then, you and your employees can have a blast without worrying about harming the environment in the process!
Use What’s Already in the Office
Before buying or renting anything, take note of what you already have in the office. You might have old party supplies from past parties, for example.
Skip the Packaged Foods
Consider skipping the packaged foods, no matter how easy they might be. Instead, consider hosting a potluck-style party and having each employee bring something in from home, or use a slow cooker to prepare something easy in the office, such as a nice chili for a chili bar or a tasty dip for chips.
Skip the Disposables
Sure, it might seem like the easiest thing to use disposable plates, cups and cutlery at office parties. However, this can obviously contribute to a whole lot of unnecessary waste. Instead, consider serving finger foods that don’t require plates and cutlery at all, or invest in reusable dishes that can be used over and over again for parties.
Make Recycling Easy
If everyone’s having fun, they might not walk to another room to find the recycling container when there is a trash can nearby. Make sure there are recycling bins in the area where the party will be posted to make recycling easy.
As you can see, there are lots of tips that you can follow when hosting an office party if you would like to prevent waste. Give these tips a try next time that you host an office shindig to cut down on the waste while still allowing everyone to have a great time.
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You can also cut down on waste using TabTogz and BottleTogz. These attach to your beer/soda can or beer/water bottles so people know which drink belongs to them at a party. People can keep track of their drink and not go grab a new one if they can’t figure out which one is theirs.