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measures to purify it: 40 • 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
plants located in y our region • implement sorting at source (sufficient and separate rubbish bins) • dispatch the materials to recycling markets • separate hazardous w aste from domes tic w aste • treat all w aste properly • implement a waste management programme if necessary 2.5.4 Large-scale Sports Events: Specific Recommendations 41 Large-scale sports events attract high numbers of people and nec ess itate the handling of large quantities of goods. This c oncentration of people in time and place represents a potential danger for the env ironment. Some measures have to be taken in order to limit the impact. A) Sports facilities • use provis ional installations for the facilities not needed in the long term; encourage improv ement of exis ting fac ilities • use prov isional and module equipment w hich is easy to transform and reuse • implement multiple-use facilities • guar antee to restor e pr ovisional facilities and enc ourage the restoration of damaged s ites B) Sports equipm ent • the organizing committee must define environmental requirements for spons ors and suppliers , s uch as env ironmentally friendly process es and produc ts, collaboration on w aste management systems, etc. • ensure that the organizations partic ipating in the event are certified in accordance w ith ISO standards C) Tr ansportation and air quality • implement transport strategies to ensure the efficient movement of people (athletes, coaches, journalists, officials and spectators) • establish a transportation c oncept promoting trans port on foot, by bicyc le and public trans portation • establish a global air quality plan for the region - monitor emiss ions - enc ourage major air polluters, including public utilities to take permanent steps to reduce their emissions prior to the event - establis h energy management strategies - encourage trans portation fleet operators to take steps to reduce emissions - w ork w ith municipal officials to reduce traffic D) Energy • establish an energy management programme for the region taking into account the transportation system and s ports facilities
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