Green Events Certification. Training Outline The Goals of a Green Event For your event specifically...
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Green Events Certification. Training Outline The Goals of a Green Event For your event specifically 1.Zero Waste and low environmental impact 2.Translate
The Goals of a Green Event For your event specifically 1.Zero
Waste and low environmental impact 2.Translate what you learn into
how you live your daily life 3.Demonstrate your organizations
commitment to sustainability For the Carolina Green program 1.Help
the environment 2.Promote sustainability throughout campus 3.UNC
Carbon Neutrality by 2050 4.Demonstrate top sustainable
practices
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Greening Your Event Initial Steps: 1.Become Green Event
Certified 2.E-mail
[email protected]@facilities.unc.edu 3.Fill
out the all of the event information on the Preliminary
Checklist
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Concluding Steps: 1.We will assess your events Green Shade
Grade and work to determine any logistics 2.Follow the guidelines
and your event will be Certified Carolina Green! 3.Complete the
event statistics worksheet and return Greening Your Event
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Event Standards
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5 Categories of a Green Event: 1.Location 2.Transportation
3.Communication 4.Food and Beverage 5.Waste Reduction According to
OWRRs Green Event Standards Separated into two sections 1.Basic
Requirements for Green Events 2.More Ideas for Green Events
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1.Light Green: 100% of Basic Requirements + 25% of More Ideas
2. Medium Green: 100% of Basic Requirements + 50% of More Ideas 3.
Dark Green: 100% of Basic Requirements + 75% of More Ideas Event
Standards: Green Shade Grade
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1. Location
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Location According to OWRRs Green Event Standards: Required
1.Choose a destination that requires minimal travel for attendees.
On UNCs Campus 1.Student Union 2.Kenan-Flagler Business School
3.Global Education Center 4.Outside (Polk Place, the Pit,
etc.)
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Location Near Chapel Hill 1.Rizzo Conference Center 2.The Siena
Hotel 3.Carolina Inn 4.NC Botanical Gardens (LEED)
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More Ideas 1.Hold the event during the day and/or in a location
with natural lighting 2.Hold the event outside (less light and
decoration needed) 3.Accommodations should be booked at a certified
green/sustainable hotel 4.Look for sites that use environmentally
friendly products Low-flow flush toilets Captured rainwater for
irrigation and toilets Recycling Renewable energy uses
Energy-efficient appliances and electronics Location
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2. Transportation
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Transportation According to OWRRs Green Event Standards
Required 1.Display transit links prominently on the events website
and other publicity materials
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More Ideas 1.The event gives attendees incentives to travel via
public transit or carpool 2.The chosen venue has safe and secure
bike parking to encourage biking 3.Low-emission vehicles are in use
internally 4.Teleconference to reduce transportation costs and
impacts Transportation
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3. Communication
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Communication Required 1.Use at least 30% post-consumer
recycled content 2.List the amount of recycled content on all
printed materials 3.Do not use goldenrod or fluorescent-colored
paper 4.Use double-sided copying and printing 5.Let your attendees
know that you are going green!
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Communication According to OWRRs Green Event Standards Signage
1.Signs and banners for recurring events are printed without dates
2.Make them from recycled-content, recyclable or reusable materials
3.Laminate signs so they can be used for future events 4.Print
banners on cloth instead of vinyl Mailing 1.Use postcards to direct
attendees to events website 2.Addresses are printed directly onto
envelopes, avoiding the use of address labels
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More Ideas 1.Reuse one-sided printed materials for internal
printing 2.Use soy or vegetable-based inks 3.Use electronic
advertising, promotion and registration whenever possible 4.Use
newspaper, organizational newsletters or radio rather than a direct
mail publicity campaign Communication
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4. Food and Beverage
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Food and Beverage: Menu Required 1.25-50% organic, fair trade
or shade grown foods 2.25-50% vegetarian meal selections 3.25-50%
of seafood is environmentally friendly* According to OWRRs Green
Event Standards
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Food and Beverage According to OWRRs Green Event Standards
Education 1.Local and organic food is identified and labeled
2.Publicize/announce efforts by caterers to work with complying to
OWRRs Green Event Standards Leftovers 1.Donate leftovers to a local
food bank or soup kitchen 2.Compost unusable leftover food portions
or ship them to a local farm as pig feed
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More ideas 1.50-100% organic, fair trade or shade grown foods
2. At least 25% locally grown foods 3. 50-100% vegetarian meal
selections 4. 50-100% of seafood is environmentally friendly * Food
and Beverage: Menu
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Food and Beverage Local Farms 1.Maple View Farm (dairy)
2.Farmers Daughter (pastries and jams) 3.Coonrock Farm (poultry,
eggs, honey, sheep, goat, pork, produce) 4.Peregrine Farm (flowers,
small fruits, vegetables) 5.Elysion Fields (vegetables and pork)
6.Lyons Farm (fruit) Grocery Stores 1.Carrboro Farmers Markets
2.Weaver Street Market 3.Whole Foods 4.Organic and fair trade items
from Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, etc.
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Food and Beverage Coffee 1.Larrys Beans 2.Counter-Culture
3.Organic/fair trade sold at most grocery stores Catering
1.Carolina Catering from CDS 2.Garden of Eating 3.Green Planet
Catering 4.The Catering Company 5.Neals Deli 6.Med Deli 7.ACME
8.Local 1.5.0. 9.Vimalas CurryBlossom Cafe
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5. Waste Reduction
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Waste Reduction According to OWRRs Green Event Standards
Required 1.Reusable or compostable dishes, cups, utensils, napkins,
and linens are used. 2.Snacks and condiments are served in bulk (no
individual wrappers) 3.Serving bowls and dishes are reusable.
4.Disposal methods are announced to attendees. 5.Recycling and
compost bins are placed together and all material is properly
disposed. Reduce Reuse Recycle
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Thinking about Waste EPAs Food Waste Hierarchy
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Waste Reduction: Compost
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Composting Compost is the product resulting from the controlled
decomposition of organic material that has been sanitized through
the generation of heat and stabilized to the point that it is
beneficial to plant growth. US Composting Council Carbon + Nitrogen
+ Air + Water = Compost Fun Fact: 35% of the garbage (i.e. food,
yard waste, paper) in landfills could have been composted thats 60
million tons!
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Composting Biodegradable Compostable 100% Compostable* ASTM
D6400 ASTM D6868 *in a commercial composting facility NOTE:
Contamination of compost will ruin the decomposition process, so it
is important to staff composting sites with volunteers at all
times
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Composting 101 COMPOSTABLE NOT COMPOSTABLE
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Composting 101 COMPOSTABLE NOT COMPOSTABLE
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Buy This, Not That!
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Non-Compostable Items (Costco)Compostable Items Solo Cups -
Cold (500 ct.)$62.60World Centric 12oz cups (500 ct.)$55.00
Styrofoam - Hot (500 ct.)$55.00World Centric Hot Cups (500
ct.)$52.50 Dixie Bowls (500 ct.)$43.96World Centric Bowls (500
ct.)$32.50 Dixie 9 Plates (500 ct.)$49.38World Centric 9 plates
(500 ct.)$57.50 $210.94$197.50 Dixie Forks (500 ct.)$21.50Ecoware
Forks (1000 ct.)$39.99 Dixie Knives (500 ct.)$16.50Ecoware Knives
(1000 ct.)$39.99 Dixie Spoons (500 ct.)$16.50Ecoware Spoons (1000
ct.)$39.99 TOTAL $ 54.50 for 1500 or $109 for 3000 TOTAL $119.97
for 3000 Resources 500 ct. Seventh Generation Napkins = $6.60 at
Costco
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Waste Reduction: Recycling
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Bottle-Shaped Plastic
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Other Plastics RECYCABLE NOT RECYCABLE
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RECYCLABLE NOT RECYCLABLE Metals
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RECYCLABLE NOT RECYCLABLE Glass
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RECYCLABLE NOT RECYCLABLE Paper
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RECYCLABLE NOT RECYCLABLE Cardboard
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Collection Processing Purchasing Do your part!
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Green Giveaways Recycled Content Reusable (and useful!) Energy
Efficient Organic, Local, Fair Trade Gifts of experience!
Greening Your Event Initial Tips 1.Think local, organic and
fair 2.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 3.Let others know that you are going
green! 4.Think about ways to engage attendees 5.Contact OWRR during
the planning process
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Questions?
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Congratulations! Youre officially trained to host Carolina
Green certified events.