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What is Sustainable Event Management
Sustainable event management, or SEM, is the practice of minimizing an event’s environmental footprint through the development of principles addressing the event’s environmental, economic, and social impacts on the communities and stakeholders involved. The growing worldwide interest and attention to climate change has led to an increased interest and growth in developing new practices and techniques to empower events to…
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Utilizing Rainwater for your Home Garden
As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers! As Spring begins, capturing rainwater with rain barrels is one of the simplest and most effective tools for making home gardening more sustainable. By capturing and reusing rainwater from your roof, you can reduce water waste, lower your utility bills, and give your garden a natural source of irrigation all season…
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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…
