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Introduction to Recycling
Recycling is one of the most popular ways to divert material from the landfill. By definition, it is the process of taking waste and turning it back into a useful material. A couple of very important things to remember: What makes something recyclable? For a product to be recyclable, it has to meet a certain criteria. Increasing the recyclability of…
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Renewable Energy at Events
Powering Your Events Energy consumption at your event is one of the harder sustainability features to understand, implement and change. Working through your energy plan will vary based on the type of event (example: music festival vs. an art fair) and location (example: outdoor festival site vs. indoor venue). For outdoor festivals, mainly large scale music festivals, your power systems…
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Introduction to Waste Reduction Programming
To achieve any waste diversion goals, you must first understand the material that makes up your waste stream. Grab some of your trash or recycling bins and do a waste sort. This waste sort will provide you valuable data on what materials you need to divert from the landfill. Your type of event heavily influences your waste. Music festivals and…
