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Greening Your Event

Greening Your Event. By Lauren Berning. What Can I Green?. Everything! Duh…. Event Preparation The Event Event Clean-up. That sucks! Like, a lot. Event Preparation.

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Greening Your Event

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  1. Greening Your Event By Lauren Berning

  2. What Can I Green?... Everything! Duh… Event Preparation The Event Event Clean-up

  3. That sucks!Like, a lot. Event Preparation Typical businesses generate ≈ 1.7 lbs waste/employee/day (source: AFPA).MIT has about 11,500 employees ≈ 19,550lbs waste/day!! • Name Tags • Bins - labeling • Whiteboards/Powerpoint • Binders/handouts – lack thereof • Gifts • Scratch Paper Notepads

  4. How to Green the Event • Zero Waste • Catering • Proper Disposal Options Nifty…

  5. Catering - Food: How to Green the Event • Local • Seasonal • Organic • Fair Trade • Vegetarian

  6. Catering – Containers: Plastic recyclable containers (#1-7) only What are the alternatives? No BOX lunches!?... Amazing!

  7. Catering – Containers: Plastic recyclable containers (#1-7) only Biodegradable materials & a composting option What are the alternatives? This is FUN! I know, right?!

  8. Catering – Containers: Plastic recyclable containers (#1-7) only Biodegradable materials & a composting option Reusable dishes - washing option (me, mugs) How to Green the Event My job wins!

  9. Catering - Caterers: How to Green the Event • Bagel Rising • Basil Tree • Beaujolais • Bon Appetit • Haley House Café • Harvest Co-op • Lionette’s Market • Sebastian’s • Trader Joe’s • Veggie Planet • Whole Foods

  10. Being Green Post Event • OR…for BYO meals...: Tupperware ROCKS! Incentives…Anybody want a cookie?...

  11. Being Green Post Event • Name Tag Collection • Binder Collection • Handout Reuse/Recycling • Food Excess (freefood@mit.edu) • Disposal

  12. Logistics • Costs of different waste disposalsto YOU and MIT! $$$???

  13. Logistics • Sustainability – “Real” Costs www.storyofstuff.com

  14. You fill in the _____ ... What we need from YOU!

  15. What we need from YOU! Stump the Lauren! Name an aspect of an event, I can tell you how to green it! By Lauren Berning

  16. Notes:

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