Comments on: Making Meetings Green – Zero Waste Meetings http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-meetings-green-%25e2%2580%2593-zero-waste-meetings EPA's Blog About Our World Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: randymyrans http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-47768 randymyrans Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:34:36 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-47768 Zero Waste Meetings in conference Facility like this is really environment friendly.

]]> By: Sri Lanka Business Directory http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-34707 Sri Lanka Business Directory Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:52:44 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-34707 wonderful thoughts/ info. stumbled and bookmarked

]]> By: Adam http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-11612 Adam Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:43:51 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-11612 Actually, it’s interesting I stumbled across this. I’m the owner of a small business and I’m looking for some good small business resources for “going green”. We’re a tech company, if that helps.

If you have any info, please respond to ahenige@netvantagemarketing.com

Thanks!

]]> By: Viccy http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-8133 Viccy Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:49:52 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-8133 Try asking for durable/washable plate, cups and serving dishes if they won’t compost for you. I haven’t done the calculations but I think it might be a better way to go anyhow. If you have to use disposable, make sure they are not wax lined or plastic, those take a really long time to decompose in the landfill.

We also found that smaller businesses are sometimes easier to work with, they have more flexibility. Yesterday, we had a meeting where lunches were going to be served and the caterer agreed to not bring the boxes. It worked just fine and we ended up with a lot less trash.

]]> By: Viccy http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-8132 Viccy Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:44:44 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-8132 are you providing any information out to your members about green meetings?

]]> By: Viccy http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-8131 Viccy Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:43:43 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-8131 It the next month or so, we will have documents to share about what worked, what didn’t and example requests and language. We are also calculating the environmental outcomes. Feel free to send me an e-mail if you want more information and if you have any great ideas or resources, send them on to me. We are compiling the info for our website so not everyone has to learn the hard way like we did. salazar.viccy@epa.gov.

]]> By: Brenda http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-8113 Brenda Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:31:26 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-8113 I love your post! Right on target. Here at the Caribbean Environmental Protection Division we don’t host many meetings but for our press conferences I makes sure everything I have is recyclable. Earlier this year we co-hosted a meeting and even though we were not in charge of the food I tried to talk to the caterer into paper cups and plates…to no avail…

]]> By: Doug http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-8047 Doug Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:25:03 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-8047 Good overview. We have been using restaraunts that bring in food in aluminum pans and we buy all the plates, knives, cups…………from buygreen.com

]]> By: Michigan Business Directory http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-8038 Michigan Business Directory Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:38:09 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-8038 Going Green is all the buzz – this is some great information not only for meetings but business expo’s alike.
Michigan Business Directory

]]> By: Viccy http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2008/09/making-meetings-green-%e2%80%93-zero-waste-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-8022 Viccy Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:04:12 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=284#comment-8022 We had a lot of caterers who wouldn’t do it, including organic caterers. We just had to be very strict with who we picked. We are in Seattle so you would think it would be easy.

Look for my upcoming post on how to minimize travel at meetings. Another big issue if you are going to have meetings.

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