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Certified Litter Free & Green Events in Thunder Bay

Congratulations to the following event organizers for their outstanding efforts in making their events green and litter-free. They are saving resources and landfill space and helping make Thunder Bay clean, green and beautiful.

 

Event
Organizers
Date
Description of Actions
3Rs 102-103 Waste Regulations Workshop

ZWATeam

(Partnered with the City of Thunder Bay, Victoria Inn, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Health-Care Housekeepers' Association)

March 25, 2010

All Essential steps taken, plus:

-Reusable bags, CTB Green Guide and other "green" giveaways.

-Green displays

-No disposables used

-Compost collected

-Presentation and handouts on Zip Drives

-Host is a leader in energy & conservation programs (Victoria Inn)

-Announcements re. waste/litter

-Promotion offered to stay on site

-Sponsoring a tree through the TSP

-Serving fair trade coffee

-Supporting local businesses; promoting local "green" services and products

 

Lake Superior Day

Ecosuperior

July 18, 2010

All Essential steps, plus:

-Encourage participants to bring their own reusable mugs and water bottles.  

-Use giveaways & prizes which are environmentally friendly.

-Set up a composting collection for food scraps.

-Encourage food vendors to sell drinks to people who have brought their own refillable beverage containers (travel mugs, etc.) and to use containers that are biodegradable or recyclable (not plastic or styrofoam).

-Encourage food vendors to use large dispensors for cream, sugar, condiments, etc. instead of individual packets.

-Have volunteers, announcers and signage to promote litter prevention & recycling.

-Use caterers who commit to using local and organic foods.  Serve fair trade coffee.

-Support local businesses as much as possible. 

-Have "Green Displays"  to help educate attendees about what they can do to help the environment. 

World Junior Baseball Championships

Thunder Bay International Baseball

July 23-Aug 2

All Essential steps, plus:

-Encouraging use of reusable water bottles, cups; will have City water bar on site

-Participants will be staying close to sites, at Lakehead University,and will be shuttled by bus.  Umpires will be car-pooling.

-Green Team will be encouraging attendees to reycle (passing around blue bags); and picking up any litter during event.

-Announcers will be promoting litter prevention and recycling during event.

-Several trees are being planted.

-Pro-active landscape planning is reducing water-use and mowing requirements.

-A bicycle lock-up area will be provided; transit options will be promoted.

Go Green Expo

Earthwise Thunder Bay

September 10-12, 2010

All Essential steps, plus:

-Encouraging participants to bring their own water bottles.

-Awarding prize ballots to those who are "caught"  disposing of their waste properly (i.e. recycling)

-Providing the City's Water Bar for water-refills; water pitchers and glasses for speakers

-Collecting name tags for re-use

-"Green Team" to pick up litter

-Sponsoring a tree through the TSP

-Caterers to use local food; supporting local businesses; fair trade coffee.

-Plenty of "green" displays

Page last updated on Monday, May 31, 2010