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Event Waste Diversion

Solving one of the greatest mysteries at events - "What goes where?"

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EcoStations for Outdoor Events an educational effort to guide wastes to their proper collection bin.  Click to view a complete list of services for your upcoming event.

Clear Stations and Clear Signage leads to the best waste diversion

Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon, July 18, 2010

 



Diversion Rate Calculation

Total Trash:

40 lbs.

Total Recycled:

6600 lbs.

Total Composted:

1200 lbs

Total Generation (Trash, Recycling, Composting):

7840 lbs

Diversion Rate:

99.49%





 

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Green Events are Great Events!

Greening is spreading around the country and is blooming all over in the San Francisco Bay Area. Whether initiated by producers' great green hearts, spurred by specific awareness of limited resources, heeding public and event peer pressure or yielding to municipal and state mandate,  matter to the landfill is shrinking as recycling and compost matter is maximized.

It is easy to produce near-zero waste events with a bit of focused attention behind the scenes. We can do it for you or train you to do-it-yourself! Waste diversion and resource maximization is all that our seven-year old event support company focuses on and it's our pleasure to pass the passion along.

In order to help produce zero waste at public events, we:

Coordinate with event insiders, haulers and venue operators to establish effective waste diversion systems, arranging for and providing all trash-related materials.


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Manage the procurement of green materials – from biodegradable food service supplies to eco-friendly banners, what goes into the event as important than what goes out of it

Create and install effective, user-friendly EcoStations for organic waste (to compost) and clear reycling bins in addition to landfill containers that show and tell people what goes where. Color-coded cans, lids and signage are event- and locale-specific.



The quickest path to zero waste not only reduces the carbon footprint of your event, it gives back to the environment through the creation of soil by composting all organic waste. This can comprise up to 50% of the “waste” at public events. Location - Can we compost? Is there a formal compost facility in driving distance? What can be composted - it varies from place to place...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event Waste Diversion and Eco-Education

Final green team, post-sorting, SJ Jazz Fest. 2008, resultant "trash" for 80,000+/-

The final green team post-San Jose Jazz Festival, 2008, in front of resulant "trash" after 80,00+/- revelers played over a gorgeous summer weekend.  Better than 90% diversion achieved!

Green Mary is an event-support service specializing in Event Greening, waste diversion and eco-education in the San Francisco Bay Area. She consults and shares information around the country and lately around the world. Learn how to do event production in an environmentally beneficial manner as we all work and play more lightly on the planet.

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