Tag: waste

We tend to think of event sustainability in terms of large, sweeping efforts that require big budgets and run the risk of disrupting the attendee experience. But there are smaller eco-friendly tweaks to be made that have the potential to add up to big change—all while upholding, or even enhancing, the experience. And the growing […]

The world, and the event industry, entered a new reality last year when the U.N. climate panel announced that global warming is growing dangerously close to climbing out of control.

It’s no secret that plastic waste is wreaking havoc on the planet, and the fact that the material takes more than 400 years to degrade is adding insult to injury. Indeed, a staggering 91 percent of plastic ends up as trash, and experts predict that by the middle of the century, our oceans will contain […]

Reducing food and beverage waste is the new way to “go green” There’s a pressing topic that event marketers can no longer ignore: food waste. The USDA estimates that 30 to 40 percent of the country’s food supply ends up in landfills, while the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that food waste is responsible […]