I am looking for people that are environmentally conscious and have a lot of time on their hands as I have brainstormed some ideas that I believe could make a positive environmental impact.
Idea 1: Create a syndicate with cafes, where you use the buying power of having several cafes utilising this service where we would be able to provide reusable cups much cheaper than if they were to get them directly. Negotiate that participating in this syndicate type arrangement forbodes them from using disposable cups.
Likely would need return facilities for people that for whatever reason have accumulated numerous cups.
Also provide some information to be displayed for public perusal about the impacts of disposables.
Environmental Benefits: Mitigate landfill, loss of trees, production of plastic, the carbon footprint of creating the cups and the logistics.
Benefits to the Café: Look like good citizens, lower costs than doing it themselves, costs are passed onto consumer anyway.
Idea 2: Arrange something like the above regarding quality takeaway containers for restaurants that do deliveries. These would need to be returnable for a refund.
Idea 3: A Facebook page for ride sharing, especially as services like uber are starting to facilitate ridesharing. Each page would likely have to be local, and stipulate if there is a driver or uber. Ie. You Might have a page called “Ride Share Morley” people in Morley might post I need to be in Belmont by 8am every weekday and home again by 5pm. Or I am intending to be in Victoria Park tonight by 630pm. This way proper use of these services can be maximised. Ask the Admin to also promote public transport.
Benefits: Takes cars off the roads, mitigates the need for road upgrades, reduces the cost of transport, facilitates people that would otherwise need a car to go without mitigating some of the socio-economic limitations and penalties of car dependant cities.
Idea 4: Approach local charities in different areas to agree to collect returnable bottles on certain days. Probably through a Facebook page.
Benefits: I feel more people would recycle if it was easier for them and if they saw their neighbours doing it. Charities get more money.
I don't really have the time to persue these, as I work full time and am doing a masters. Please if you can make these work go for it. Also apologies for the sentece structure I was in a rush. Also also: To Admin, I am not sure on the rules for what I am allowed to post here, if this is a violation, sincer apologies I will remove post haste.