There is one large meeting room at 74 Kenmare House where Estate Management is housed. The room is connected to a kitchnette with a sink, fridge, coffee maker(s), water dispenser, etc. What I really like is that there is a set of coffee cups with little saucers and spoons that are taken out for each meeting for coffee.
Of course, there is someone who is responsible to bring the cups out and wash them afterwards, and the person isn't necessarily an attendee of the meeting. It appears the responsiblity is included in the duties of one person. I witnessed the same procedure when we visited Oxford for meetings there, though in that case it was the receptionist who did this because the meeting rooms were right next to her desk. Kenmare House has a receptionist as well, but the meeting room is on the 2nd floor (or perhpas 3rd -- it's difficult to say with all the stair cases)
Though this post can seem mundane, this small detail eliminates the waste associated with throwing away paper/plastic cups, looks professional because the cups match, and promotes the idea of reusing items, even if there is composting established which could potentially divert cups from landfill were they compostable. There are still plastic cups made available for water, and it's certainly possible to replace those with small glass water glasses as well. In fact, there is a a form any staff member can fill out called a "staff recommendation" to improve the sustainability of any aspect in Estate Management, and the head custodian/handy-man wrote up a plan to eliminate plastic cups for everyone except for guests.
Of course, there is someone who is responsible to bring the cups out and wash them afterwards, and the person isn't necessarily an attendee of the meeting. It appears the responsiblity is included in the duties of one person. I witnessed the same procedure when we visited Oxford for meetings there, though in that case it was the receptionist who did this because the meeting rooms were right next to her desk. Kenmare House has a receptionist as well, but the meeting room is on the 2nd floor (or perhpas 3rd -- it's difficult to say with all the stair cases)
Though this post can seem mundane, this small detail eliminates the waste associated with throwing away paper/plastic cups, looks professional because the cups match, and promotes the idea of reusing items, even if there is composting established which could potentially divert cups from landfill were they compostable. There are still plastic cups made available for water, and it's certainly possible to replace those with small glass water glasses as well. In fact, there is a a form any staff member can fill out called a "staff recommendation" to improve the sustainability of any aspect in Estate Management, and the head custodian/handy-man wrote up a plan to eliminate plastic cups for everyone except for guests.
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