How to Plan Event Solid Waste Management / Spatial Analysis

A solid Solid Waste Plan is an important tool towards a sustainable  zero-waste event . A good rule of thumb from SWACO, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, is to have recycle, waste, and compost bins grouped together and placed  every 30-40 yards. This is not easy to achieve manually. You can use the Spatial Analysis tool in EventMapStudio to efficiently layout your recycle bins.

1. Create a recycle map item and place it on your map.
2. Add a compost and a waste bin.
3. Group & align the three items.
4. Open the Event Intelligence palette, go to Spatial Analysis
5. Set the radius to 60 feet (20 yards), and select Recycle bins.
6. Duplicate the existing  group of map items as many times as you need to and place the resulting items in a way that the circles on your map cover the map entirely
7. You now have a perfect layout with recycle, waste, and compost bins placed every 120 feet.

Click here to read about more ways to take advantage of the Spatial Analysis tool.