Greener and smarter...what SECC has done to improve the visitor
experience over the past year.
View our Green Policies document here...
Over the past year, the SECC has made great strides in helping
both visitors and exhibitors at the venue be greener than ever
before. 2009 also saw the SECC awarded a Green Tourism Business
Scheme Gold award.
The SECC invested in a baler and minimiser in late 2007 and this
has been put to great use. The SECC can now reduce many waste
streams - cans, glass, paper, plastic, polythene and wood. As a
venue, we are also making strides to recycling all event carpeting.
All SECC power demands are also met from green sources.
We actively promote the great public transport links to our
venue - showing visitors to exhibitions just how easy it is to take
public transport. We also have our own railway station. During
2008, we worked on cross promotions with local transport providers
to encourage visitors to take greener routes.
The SECC also helped organisers by recycling surplus items,
ensuring the exhibition items/giveaways which would otherwise go to
landfill are well-used. For example, last year we organised for
surplus branded bags to go to a school in Africa where they are now
being used as school bags.
SECC supports the 'Trees for Life' conservation charity
dedicated to the restoration and regeneration of the Caledonian
Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.
Part of the green story also extends to SECC's green fingers. SECC
has three urban gardens, maintained by our own gardeners. These
supply tasty herbs to our Gallery Bistro - where visitors to
exhibitions can enjoy delicious, locally sourced produce.
View our Green Policies document here...
