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Environmental Impact
QMSC's Environmental Strategy
The environmental impact that we are having on the Earth in recent times means it is becoming increasingly crucial that we are aware of this. Here at Queen Mary Sailing Club, we want to do as much as we can to lower our impact and ensure we are helping the environment. This is important for our members and any outside visitors on site.
QMSC are getting involved by doing the following
- Increasing recycling points around the sailing club - Wit the Big bottle bank for plastic bottles under the stairs
- Reduction in single-use plastic on site and in the caterers
- Upgrading lights to energy-efficient LED - Wind-power project in planning
- Promoting circular economy principles by ensuring suppliers use sustainable and recyclable materials. (World Sailing Policy)
- Sustainability teaching using the RYA's Green Blue Initiative - more details below.
- 'Diversion from Landfill’ for example, abandoned boats restored and donated to sailing projects, used sails remodelled into holdalls and waste football AstroTurf installed to create a safe windsurf rigging area.
The GreenBlue Initiative
This environmental awareness initiative was developed jointly by the RYA and the British Marine back in 2005. Since then they have had four main aims:
- Raising awareness amongst industry and users
- Reducing harmful discharges
- Reducing environmental disturbance
- Encouraging sustainable choices
Queen Mary Sailing Club supports all of their aims and by doing so is promoting a sustainable boating community. We invite you to join us!
Read more about what you can do here.