MANUAL SPORT ENVIRONMENT

measures to purify it:
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• filter y our w ater
• boil the water for at least five minutes
• use iodine (tw o drops per litre) or tablets; only use chlorine if absolutely nec ess ary
b) Use w ater efficiently ; turning off the tap w hen you are not using w ater is the
simplest and most effective w ay to save w ater, w hether w ashing your hands,
brus hing y our teeth or s hav ing; turn on the w ater only w hen needed.
c) Reduce the use of w ater required to maintain y our facility, e.g. the w atering w ater
d) Encourage s ound s ustainable w ater resource management programmes including:
• w ater cons ervation and recyc ling practices
• recycling of treated storm w ater and sew age effluents
• landscape des ign that decreases w ater requirements
• building and infrastructure design to collect w astew ater for recycling
e) W aste w ater management:
• ensure the treatment of all w astew ater
• verify the quality of treated w astew ater
• if no w astew ater treatment plant is available in your region, build your ow n sanitary
system (possible at limited c osts)
• reus e treated w ater for field irrigation, bathrooms servic es, etc.
f) Watc h out for toxins that may remain in your facility
Waste management
Sports activities, es pecially large-scale ones, can generate c ons iderable w aste,
some of w hich cause little more than dirt or minor disturbanc es, w hile others have a
harmful and lasting effect on the environment and human health. Waste is
unav oidable, but sound management ensures that w aste quantities are kept to a
strict minimum.
The object ives ar e to:
• minimize w aste to be dispos ed of and treated
• minimize pollution due to w aste
Recommendations for efficient w aste management
• reduc e the amount of materials handled
• avoid useless pac kaging through discussions w ith y our s uppliers
• use as few dis pos able products as poss ible at your events
• choos e c arefully the goods and materials handled, in partic ular:
- avoid goods c ontaining toxic substanc es
- choose reusable or recyc lable goods
- choose goods w hose w aste c an be appropriately treated in the treatment