{"id":9382,"date":"2024-01-08T10:27:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T23:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/?p=9382"},"modified":"2024-01-08T10:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T23:27:26","slug":"rac-arena-showcasing-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/rac-arena-showcasing-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"RAC Arena: Showcasing Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9382\" class=\"elementor elementor-9382\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39707bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39707bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30a82ea\" data-id=\"30a82ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87dec45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87dec45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racarena.com.au\/\">RAC Arena<\/a> is on track to become one of the most sustainable entertainment venues in Australia, taking giant strides toward a landfill diversion rate of 70%.<\/strong><\/p><p>RAC Arena is Perth\u2019s home of live music, sport, comedy and entertainment. The arena is known for hosting several world-class events, from the UFC 284 to Billie Eilish. But now, it&#8217;s becoming known for an entirely different reason \u2013 an ambitious goal to become the most sustainable venue in Australia.<\/p><p>At Compost Connect, we\u2019re proud to play a part in RAC Arena\u2019s sustainability story \u2013 connecting stadiums and events with commercial composters to help divert food waste and compostable packaging from landfills.<\/p><p>By partnering with BioPak, Compost Connect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writesolutions.com.au\/\">WRITE Solutions<\/a>, RAC Arena has diverted almost 38 tonnes of organics and compostable packaging from landfill. And they\u2019re still going.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9f73c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9f73c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6d9685\" data-id=\"b6d9685\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4830f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4830f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Challenge: Events Are Big on Waste <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a6cbee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a6cbee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55c6123\" data-id=\"55c6123\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681c8af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"681c8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RAC Arena recognises that huge events can produce a huge amount of waste.<\/p><p>Which is why they\u2019re taking action and implementing sustainable and circular packaging solutions to tackle the enormous waste problem.<\/p><p>Together with BioPak, Compost Connect and WRITE Solutions, RAC Arena has set out to change people\u2019s perceptions of event waste, serving as an inspiration in the events industry across WA and beyond. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22e6f5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22e6f5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44784f0\" data-id=\"44784f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48673b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48673b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC-Arena-Events-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9388\" alt=\"Baskteball game at RAC Arena in Perth with the stadium full of people wearing mainly red t-shirts.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC-Arena-Events-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC-Arena-Events-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC-Arena-Events-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC-Arena-Events.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f70372e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f70372e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9486ad2\" data-id=\"9486ad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd5cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bd5cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Embodying The Circular Economy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2735c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2735c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-395ef22\" data-id=\"395ef22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c9814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c9814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By partnering with BioPak, Compost Connect and Write Solutions, RAC Arena has truly embodied the circular economy and achieved incredible sustainability results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51cc125 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51cc125\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637c671\" data-id=\"637c671\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ead16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03ead16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certified Compostable Packaging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a433606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a433606\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db24fe3\" data-id=\"db24fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eccab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eccab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RAC Arena has swapped single-use plastic packaging for reusable cups in retail bars and BioPak\u2019s certified compostable packaging.<\/p><p>BioPak\u2019s packaging is made from responsibly sourced, rapidly renewable plant-based resources \u2013 designed to be composted at the end of its life.<\/p><p>The foodservice packaging supplied to RAC Arena is certified home compostable (AS5810) or industrially compostable (AS4736) to Australian and New Zealand Standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a85271f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a85271f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad5d66\" data-id=\"6ad5d66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d6de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68d6de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Compost-Certs-2-768x677.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8931\" alt=\"The certified home compostable (AS5810) and industrially compostable (AS4736) logos under the Australasian Bioplastics Association.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Compost-Certs-2-768x677.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Compost-Certs-2-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Compost-Certs-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4e5033 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4e5033\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92fdd48\" data-id=\"92fdd48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f431fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f431fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compost Connect: Connecting RAC Arena With Write Solutions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd896d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd896d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fa06fb\" data-id=\"8fa06fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057de52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"057de52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RAC Arena partnered with Compost Connect to dispose of all compostable packaging and complete the circle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compost Connect is a not-for-profit composting initiative connecting businesses and events to organic waste pickup services. This helps divert food waste from landfill and create nutrient-rich compost instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the Compost Connect platform, RAC Arena partnered with Perth-based waste management firm WRITE Solutions to create a sustainability roadmap and end-of-life disposal solution.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of adding to landfills, Compost Connect and Write Solutions are helping turn food and packaging waste into a nutrient-rich resource that captures carbon, promotes healthy soil, and has flow-on effects for plants and the planet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e034d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e034d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00b8211\" data-id=\"00b8211\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d49676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d49676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC_WRITE-Solutions-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9384\" alt=\"Two W.R.I.T.E. Solutions employees standing in front of their white waste collection truck with a big orange and blue W.R.I.T.E. Solutions logo on it.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC_WRITE-Solutions-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC_WRITE-Solutions-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC_WRITE-Solutions-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAC_WRITE-Solutions.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3c0c8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3c0c8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-615949f\" data-id=\"615949f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7659405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7659405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Closing The Loop: Write Solutions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8acfb22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8acfb22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-425d76a\" data-id=\"425d76a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f5e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9f5e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Write Solutions is a team of sustainability consulting experts, facilitating waste collection and commercial composting of food waste and compostable packaging.<\/p><p>\u201cOur mission is to change people\u2019s perceptions of waste and working with a venue like RAC Arena provides us the perfect platform,\u201d WRITE Solutions managing director Daragh Maher said.<\/p><p>In collaboration with WRITE Solutions, patrons and staff are encouraged to dispose of their waste appropriately using one of four bins: Landfill, Organic, Stack Cups, and the Containers for Change bin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f14d515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f14d515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2feeee\" data-id=\"c2feeee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94dfafc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94dfafc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAc-Arena-Bins-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9387\" alt=\"Four-bin system at RAC Arena. First bin is for plastic recycling, part of the Containers for Change initiative. The second bin is for reusable cups, called Stack Cups. The third bin is for organic waste including food waste and BioPak compostable packaging. And the fourth bin is for general waste that will go landfill.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAc-Arena-Bins-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAc-Arena-Bins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAc-Arena-Bins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/RAc-Arena-Bins.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ee6d65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ee6d65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d3598c\" data-id=\"3d3598c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c869d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3c869d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Compost Connect, we\u2019re proud to facilitate connections between organisations and commercial composters. To see it play out on such a large scale \u2013 like the partnership between WRITE Solutions and RAC Arena \u2013 is an incredible success story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20412a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20412a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8c45c6\" data-id=\"d8c45c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d190d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d190d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Award-Winning Sustainability Results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86a0edf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86a0edf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5206726\" data-id=\"5206726\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2964e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2964e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since partnering with BioPak, Compost Connect and Write Solutions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racarena.com.au\/rac-arena-goes-green-for-the-planet\/\">RAC Arena has truly championed the circular economy<\/a> and taken some giant strides toward a sustainable future.<\/p><p>RAC Arena has:<\/p><ul><li>Diverted almost 38 tonnes of organics and compostable packaging, which otherwise would have been sent to landfill.<\/li><li>Sent 37,930kg of organics and compostable packaging to a commercial composting facility, which equates to eliminating 72,067kg of CO2 emissions from the atmosphere, or the equivalent of powering one household for 6,434 days.<\/li><\/ul><p>Compostable packaging aside, RAC Arena has also:<\/p><ul><li>Diverted more than 120,000 containers as part of the Containers for Change program<\/li><li>Recycled 7,860kg of cardboard<\/li><li>Recycled 8,910kg of glass<\/li><\/ul><p>At Compost Connect, we recognise that both recycling and composting should work together to fully realise a circular economy.<\/p><p>As a result of these incredible efforts, RAC Arena was awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racarena.com.au\/1406-2\/#:~:text=The%20Australian%20Event%20Awards%20and,on%20Wednesday%2013th%20September.\">Venue of the Year at the 2023 Australian Event Awards<\/a> and Symposium \u2013 commended for its leadership and innovation.<\/p><p>At Compost Connect, we\u2019re thrilled to play a part in this sustainability success story and can\u2019t wait to follow along as RAC Arena continues to work toward its goal to become Australia\u2019s most sustainable venue.<\/p><p>A true leader in the industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAC Arena is on track to become one of the most sustainable entertainment venues in Australia, taking giant strides toward a landfill diversion rate of 70%. 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