The Softest Tread

SMSP Sustainability

Environmental

Australian Motorsport Innovation Precinct

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The Australian Motorsport Innovation Precinct (AMIP) is a world-class motorsport-driven, innovation, technology, precision engineering and education precinct located trackside at Sydney Motorsport Park.

An initiative of The Australian Racing Drivers’ Club, the AMIP is a physically and technically connected High Performance Technology and Motorsport (HPTM) cluster where future thinking organisations, engineers & developers, universities and research institutions will collaborate with entrepreneurs, business start-ups and incubators.

We will focus on several key areas including race and team development, precision engineering & technology, mobility studies, race and industry education and skills development, sustainability including new power sources such as solar, electric and hydrogen, motorsport safety, as well as allied industry business development.

It’s a place with purpose underpinned by the strong and enduring vision of the ARDC, and is actively supported by the NSW Government infrastructure investment planning as a noted inclusion within the 2022-released “Masterplan for the Eastern Creek Motor Sports Precinct”.

LED Lighting Replacement

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In 2018, the ARDC replaced every antiquated bulb and fluorescent light tube on the premises with LED lights.

Partnering with Aqualuma, the ARDC replaced external lighting on the SMSP Circuits such as pit lane and the Grandstand; every interior light of the North paddock building; the ARDC Administration Office, and the Medical Centre.

The removed bulbs and tubes were then recycled; 199 kilograms of fluorescent lighting tubes, and 58kg of traditional globes and lamp lights were turned over, earning the ARDC  official recognition of this initiative with a Certificate of Recycling Excellence.

The National Carbon Bank of Australia then awarded a $53,000 rebate once work was completed.

Tree planting

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Since 2016, the Club has undertaken an extensive tree-planting exercise around SMSP to soften the appearance of venue, provide shade, reduce our carbon footprint, and make another contribution to sustainability.

Over 300 young and partly-matured trees have been planted around the venue. The trees are all native to the area, and have been selected for their low fall rates and evergreen, leafy canopies.

Digitising internal workflow processes

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Digitising internal workflow processes is not only essential for our internal and customer-facing communications, but allows us to reduce paper waste and printing products and expenses.

In 2022, we automated our internal signage systems in the ARDC Offices, the on-site ARDC Garage Cafe, and within our 10 corporate suites.

In addition to the ecological benefits, digitising internal workflow processes can also improve customer satisfaction by providing up-to-date information and reducing wait times.

Our on-site Cafe has not only reduced printing of menus, but can change a menu on the fly for different events, corporate suites with separate menus, and if a product is sold out or unavailable.

We have also managed to reduce our e-waste. By partnering with recyclable companies such as Closed Loop at the end of the product life cycle, we can further reduce our environmental impact.

Papercut

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PaperCut Software was founded 20 years ago with the goal of reducing office waste. Their flagship product, PaperCut NG, is a powerful system administrator tool that helps organizations cut down on paper consumption. In addition to reducing paper waste, PaperCut NG also saves organizations time and money by streamlining office workflows.

For example, the software can automatically routing print jobs to the most efficient printer, track print usage for cost recovery, and more. With its many features and benefits, it’s no wonder that PaperCut NG has been adopted by tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. As we move towards a more paperless society, PaperCut Software will continue to be a leader in helping organizations save time, money, and resources.

The ARDC will be utilising Papercut from November/December 2022. We hope to implement most if not all of the following with this partnership:

Here’s a list of the top options to implement to become best practice in waste control:

  • Use Print Deploy to deploy printer drivers and manage print queues.
  • Use Find-Me printing with Secure Print Release.
  • Use PaperCut Mobility Print to easily handle BYOD devices.
  • Embed the PaperCut app on MFDs to provide a consistent user experience across brands.
  • Set print quotas to drive better printing behaviors.
  • Use the chargeback features to recover your billable jobs.
  • Run standard reports to gain printing visibility and find trouble spots.
  • Set rules and routing to help encourage duplex and black and white printing.
  • Encourage users to use the options to print smarter at the MFD printer touchscreen.
  • Create customizable pop-up messages to help change users’ printing behavior before printing.
  • Set up secure print release to stop the recycling bins from overflowing from uncollected print jobs.

Jump into the following sections to further explore waste control at Papercut’s website.

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