Bring Your Own Lunchbox

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Tom Swithinbank
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Let’s set the standard for waste reduction one lunch at a time.

Project Type
IMPROVING SUSTAINABILITY & THE ENVIRONMENT
Date
April 2022

We have launched an initiative to reduce waste at Temple Quay Market and Finzels Reach Market by encouraging customers to bring their own lunchbox to buy their street food. 

Working alongside market hosts, Square Route Events and Sophie Bowden Events, we want to raise awareness that a simple switch to a reusable lunchbox can make all the difference to single-use waste reduction.

Local offices are also being encouraged to store a number of lunchboxes in the office ready to be used by those heading out to the market. Following feedback from market customers, we now believe that this is the key route to making our initiative a success.

 

Project Manager, Tom Swithinbank

We know from our consultation that businesses, staff and residents in the area are really keen for the district to set the standard for waste reduction and our contribution towards a net-zero city. It’s fantastic to work with Square Route Events on this and we really hope that it can show other markets around the city and the country that we can significantly reduce waste from our popular food markets

Our survey in Summer 2023 revealed that 45% of respondents knew you could take your own container to the market but only 35% of these respondents had taken a lunchbox to the market for more than 15% of visits. 50% of respondents stated that they would be encouraged by a small discount however with margins currently very tight for the traders this is proving challenging to put into place. 
 
9% of respondents stated they would like their office to supply a range of lunchboxes and we have been supporting a number of companies with purchasing lunchboxes for their team. 

Read survey responses here

Géraldine Roul, Square Route Events

Over the past couple of years we’ve been looking at various opportunities to reduce waste from the market and the BID has provided a real catalyst for us to bring this in, we really hope it will inspire people around the city to take action

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Our Sustainability Commitment

We identified six SDGs which we will focus on during this BID term. 
This project primarily supports SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production 

Bring Your Own Lunchbox Poster

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Temple Quay Market Poster

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Finzels Reach Market Poster

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