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14 <br /> 1 o How much help is needed... how much help do they have? <br /> 2 • What is being served? <br /> 3 o What can be recycled, replaced, or eliminated <br /> 4 o Recommend durables first, work backwards <br /> 5 Employee Picnic <br /> 6 • Trade offs <br /> 7 o Reusable, recyclable, compostable <br /> 8 o Convenience, cost, availability of resources <br /> 9 • Never leave waste alone <br /> 10 o MUST have someone minding the trash sort <br /> 11 • Level of diversion depends on the organizer, their interest and ability <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Small Events <br /> 14 • 300 people or less. Waste stream is manageable. <br /> 15 • Identify sources of waste <br /> 16 o First, recommend durables, then a combination of durable, compostable and <br /> 17 recyclable. <br /> 18 o Just food? Compost at home. All compostables? 4-5 carts. <br /> 19 o Catered? Kegs? Bottles? <br /> 20 Fork It Over! <br /> 21 o 200+ stainless steel utensil sets from PTA Thrift and other donors. <br /> 22 o 200+ white cloth napkins <br /> 23 o Loan out clean and separated, returned washed and separated. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Farmer's Market Harvest Dinner <br /> 26 • White linen tablecloths, fabric napkins, durable utensils compostable cups and <br /> 27 paper plates. <br /> 28 o Easy to compost plates, cups, separate the rest <br /> 29 o Has a classy look and feel <br /> 30 • Very little trash! Consistently 95%+ waste diversion <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Medium Sized Events <br /> 33 • One - two thousand people; drop containers and collect the "results" <br /> 34 o Walk for Education <br /> 35 o Ramblin Rose/ Bike and foot races <br /> 36 o Ruritan Rodeo/ Car shows <br /> 37 • Areas of waste tend to be isolated <br /> 38 o Casual finger-foods: Pizza, hotdogs, popsicles = NO serving ware or packaging! <br /> TM <br /> 39 • Race Without a Trace ; best practices <br /> 40 o Electronic goodie-bag <br /> 41 o Reusable equipment and banners <br /> 42 o Large thermos for paper water cups, not bottles <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Farm to Fork <br /> 45 • Organizer provides ALL compostables to food vendors <br /> 46 • One fork/participant <br /> 47 • Paper table toppers <br /> 48 • Next to no need for sorting <br /> 49 <br />