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Event Recycling

Event Recycling . In Dakota County. Questions. What city-sponsored events do you have? Block parties Festivals/street fairs Farmers’ Markets Heritage Days Others gatherings What are the highest attended events in your city? Do you have a working relationship with event coordinators?

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Event Recycling

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  1. Event Recycling In Dakota County

  2. Questions • What city-sponsored events do you have? • Block parties • Festivals/street fairs • Farmers’ Markets • Heritage Days • Others gatherings • What are the highest attended events in your city? • Do you have a working relationship with event coordinators? • Do you have an ordinance that pertains to event waste/recycling?

  3. Resources Dakota County • Event containers with backboards • Staff assistance in planning • Funding! Regional • Rethink Recycling: Green Gatherings • Event Sustainability Plan • Hennepin: Event Recycling Toolkit • Vendor/trash hauler contract language National • EPA: Dozens of links, case studies, resources • Denver: GreenPrint Denver Events Page • NERC: Event Recycling in Rural Communities

  4. Event Challenges • Large amount of waste, short amount of time • Quick education of attendees • Training multiple vendors and volunteers • Buy-in from event planners, committee • Variation of waste • Single-use items • Food discards • Costs

  5. Why event recycling? • Meet residents where they go • Education is brought home • Event planning efficiency (time & money) • Help the environment • Improve experience of participants • Positive city image

  6. Event Recycling Basics • Planning • Recycling collection • Education and signage • Volunteers • Vendors and event staff • Data

  7. Planning • Start EARLY! • Appoint waste/recycling coordinator • Evaluate the last event’s waste stream • Volume, types of waste • Work with vendors from the start • Hire a waste/recycling hauler that will work WITH you

  8. Waste/Recycling Haulers • How many bins will event need? • Where will they be delivered? • Who will place them? • Who will empty them? • Where will dumpsters be located? • How often will dumpsters be emptied? Time? • Acceptable contamination level? • Costs? • Request reporting

  9. Recycling Collection • Assess types of wastes generated • Determined by vendors, participants • Understand what can/can’t be recycled • Assess equipment you already have • Bins, dumpsters, motorized carts • Calculate how many recycling bins needed • 1 per trash bin • IF YOU CONTROL THE INPUT, YOU CONTROL THE OUTPUT.

  10. Education & SignageBefore the Event • Event staff • Vendor training • Volunteer training • ANYONE involved in logistics

  11. Education & Signage During the Event How? • Signage-clear, simple message • Banners, balloons, bin labels • Consistent messages • Volunteers • Picture heavy • Multi-lingual based on attendees Where? • At the bin • At the food/beverage vendor • At the entrance • At the exit -Thank you for recycling!

  12. Education & SignageAfter the Event • Recognize event staff, volunteers, vendors • Brag about your successes • Tell next year’s event attendees how much you diverted previously

  13. Vendors • Make recycling part of the contract • Work to reduce waste • Vendor packets with recycling instructions • Recognize vendors – “This vendor is recycling” • Work with vendors for empty cardboard, other materials • Ban non-recyclables • Create incentives

  14. Waste Reduction • Signs that can be reused • No dates, durable • Reusable cups instead of single-use • Bulk condiment station • Finger foods equals no utensils • Food donation after event

  15. Data • Collect data from haulers, vendors • Compare waste diversion to past event’s waste data • Analyze actual costs vs. avoided costs • Take pictures! • Calculate waste generated/diverted per attendee • Post-event evaluate problems, solutions ASAP

  16. Event Recycling Gaps • What resources do you need? • What can Dakota County do to help? Planning? Funding? Ordinance? Workshops? Bin Sigs? Banners?

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