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The VC Green Program Bringing Green Initiatives to Your Ultimate Events:

The VC Green Program Bringing Green Initiatives to Your Ultimate Events: Past Experiences and Future Hopes. About VC Ultimate. Going strong since 1998… Local manufacturing & Made in Canada Premium materials & silver content (non-Nano) Going Green. VC Green Program.

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The VC Green Program Bringing Green Initiatives to Your Ultimate Events:

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  1. The VC Green Program Bringing Green Initiatives to Your Ultimate Events: Past Experiences and Future Hopes.

  2. About VC Ultimate • Going strong since 1998… • Local manufacturing & Made in Canada • Premium materials & silver content (non-Nano) • Going Green

  3. VC Green Program • Concept Inception: 2007 UPA College Championships • UPA Partnership: Recycling brought to every 2008 Championship tournament • Challenges and set-backs • Simple recycling tips for tournaments, league nights and events

  4. The Recycling cycle

  5. DISADVANTAGES OF RECYCLING • Costs: Receptacles & Collection • Combustion: Increased energy required to incinerated waste before heading to landfills • Time and associated costs • Pollution: Collection & Processing • Free water use • Encourages consumption

  6. The Anatomy of a blue bag

  7. The First “r” & the Future focus: REDUCTION • The Green Cup • Ban the Bottle & Better water facilities at tournaments • Choosing Green suppliers/partners/sponsors • Zero-waste events – how can we make that happen? • Green Bin Program – turning organic waste in to high-quality compost for farmlands and parklands… • Turn it in to a competition!

  8. PUL: Carbon Flip • The Rule: The team with the fewest motorized vehicles at the field at game time wins the Carbon Flip (CF) and gains the traditional advantages associated with winning the flip. If the number of motor vehicles is equal, the captains revert to the standard flip process. • The Rationale: 1.Reduce the carbon-related impact of our leagues. 2. Keep environmental impact top of mind within our league. 3. Show our community how green priorities can complement regular activities. • The Results: Most teams embraced the idea. Winning team averaged 1.6 cars. www.pultimate.ca VC WILL PROVIDE PRIZES FOR ANY SPONSORED LEAGUES RUNNING THIS KIND OF INITIATIVE, HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION

  9. Going forward… • Continuous investigation into Green materials and manufacturing processes • Continue to allocate a portion of revenue to Green initiatives • Commit to including Green aspects to EVERY sponsorship and only work sponsor Green events • Carbon offsetting credits for manufacturing (VC) and shipping (customer) • Green promotions: Buy a jersey, plant a tree

  10. Conduct a green audit • http://www.zerofootprint.net: The Zerofootprint group of companies empowers communities, companies, and organizations to live ingeniously in a low carbon world. • Audit your organization, and encourage your members to audit their lives • Once you know the size of your footprint, do something about it – and encourage your organization/company to follow • As an organizer, you have access to and influence over hundreds or thousands of people… lead by example and encourage others

  11. $14.28 well spent…

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