Strategy
ZeeWee's utilize many if not all of the following strategies.
Front-end Waste Prevention
- Eliminating race packets in favor of emailed sponsor coupons for participants;
- Eliminating commercial bottled water distribution in favor of bulk water stations and compostable cups;
- Purchasing recycled content products, from event t-shirts to paper products; and
- Providing discounted entries or incentives for participants who travel to the event using alternative transportation
Reuse of Event Equipment
- Reusable, weatherproof banners and stands;
- Adaptable date panels on banners and signs so they can be reused year after year; and
- Use of durable dishware "lending libraries" instead of always buying disposables.
Recycling Event Materials
- Many items from food-soiled paper, cardboard, bottles and cans, plastic tarps to corrugated polypropylene signs can be recycled depending on the services available in a given municipality or county. In many cases such services are less costly than disposal of the same items; and
- Where programs require subsidy, ZeeWee organizers may use a "green fee" to help move the event toward sustainability by paying for waste reduction, buying recycled products, or more recently purchasing carbon offsets.
Read more about this topic: Zero Waste Event
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