{"id":2423,"date":"2022-10-31T22:24:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T21:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2023-11-14T11:55:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T10:55:41","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"The City of Brussels is committed to sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2423\" class=\"elementor elementor-2423 elementor-1341\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-78a70cf e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78a70cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1cca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea1cca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The City of Brussels is clearly demonstrating its commitment to sustainability.<br \/>For several years now, Brussels Major Events has been working to make the events it organises as sustainable as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4619aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4619aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's new in 2023<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d1a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d1a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>After a test year in 2022 at Place De Brouck\u00e8re, reusable crockery for food containers is being introduced in 2 additional locations, namely Place de la Monnaie and Place de la Bourse. After use, the \u20ac2 deposit requested upon ordering is refunded at the container where you return your crockery.<\/li><li>From this year onwards, 8 used oil collection points will be available at Winter Wonders.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65e746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d65e746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Energy efforts<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148be16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"148be16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Use of LED bulbs for the Winter Wonders illuminations.<\/li><li>Raising of awareness among traders to reduce energy consumption<\/li><li>Electric heaters have been banned in traders&#8217; chalets since 2012.<\/li><li>Since 2021, no more heaters on the terraces.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b76b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b76b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Zero waste & reusable materials<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb85ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bb85ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Since 2016, reusable cups have been used throughout the Christmas market<\/li><li>For several years, recycling of the Christmas tree (given to the Academy of Fine Arts for transformation into a work of art, transformation into benches and tables by a Belgian craftsman, transformation into trophies for the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bxltour.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BXL TOUR<\/a>\u00a0and decoration by Brussels artists);<\/li><li>Since 2022, setting up a system for the recovery, redistribution and re-use of surplus food from the market<\/li><li>Waste sorting for traders<\/li><li>Since 2022, improved sorting of PMC waste for the public<\/li><li>Reinforcement of the cleaning teams of the City of Brussels<\/li><li>Since 2022, addition of \u201cdry\u201d toilets on Place De Brouck\u00e8re<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e185c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5e185c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Human efforts <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764ff64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764ff64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Since 2022, expansion of the label for craftspeople participating from Christmas market<\/li><li>Facilities for PRM<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Study and reinforcement of a specific mobility plan for the period of the event<\/li><li>Establishment of a family reception area, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/baby-corner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Baby Corner<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Collaborations with ever more artists, associations, Brussels and Belgian organisations<\/li><li>Support for the campaign against street harassment<\/li><li>Presence of a &#8220;Happy Team&#8221; which ensures that the infrastructure of the event site is as clean as possible (toilets, tables, snack stands, etc.).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Brussels is clearly demonstrating its commitment to sustainability.For several years now, Brussels Major Events has been working to make the events it organises as sustainable as possible.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/sustainability\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The City of Brussels is committed to sustainability<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-practical-info","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11424,"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423\/revisions\/11424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.plaisirsdhiver.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}