We've been busy helping local events become more sustainable.

As you know our tableware is biodegradable with many items compostable in a home compost. We've been supplying these items to event and festival organisers while also offering them advice on how to make it a green event.

For instance, for items like our popular bamboo plates and wooden cutlery we suggest cutting them into small pieces to give the worms and microbes a better chance of turning them into compost.

We've also been looking out for the right type of bins to offer, which is vital for events.

The right type of bin can mean the difference between a successful and not-so-successful eco event.

Signage is key and as an event organiser you want to make sure you're informing patrons about what they are supposed to put in the bin that they are in front of.

It's very easy for festival goers to be complacent and once the wrong thing goes into the wrong bin then you have the task of sorting rubbish - which is not a fun task.

Quite often we suggest manned bin stations where people can be informed on the spot by volunteers. However, this can be difficult if the event is low on volunteer numbers.

The Mt Barker Waldorf School in South Australia had a very successful event in 2015 with a single recycle centre manned by a team of volunteers. All eco tableware was composted and sorted with recyclables like empty plastic water bottles also collected and disposed off in the best way.

The event informed people about the eco credentials of the tableware and gave patrons the knowledge that eco tableware choices are now available thanks to companies like Eco Party Box.

Also in 2015 the Greenlight Festival in Willunga, South Australia - an event about all things eco friendly - was run for a second year.

Three unmanned cardboard bin stations were marked each featuring "general waste", "recyclable" and "compostable" bins with pictures of what could be put in each bin pasted on their cardboard lids.

The result was most rubbish was well collected but some people placed the wrong rubbish in the wrong bins. However as they were sorted at the end of the event there was no harm done.

Our research has found that a manned single station is great but can be a hindrance to people who resent walking all the way to the station just to dispose of rubbish.

The best option, if possible, is for manned stations to be featured throughout the event grounds with large bin signage present like the bin lids in this picture.

Not only are the volunteers at each station providing informative advice about the rubbish but the waste will not need to be sorted once the event is over as the volunteers help inform people of what goes where.

Also these types of bin lids, available from Sulo, can simply be placed over wheelie bins. Meaning the bins most-likely to be on hand will be suitable for the event.