Vancouver Sun Run 2011
Sunday April 17 2011
Vancouver Sun Run
Green Chair Events was on site at the Finish Area of the Vancouver Sun Run 2011 to manage recyclable and organic waste. This is the first time the Sun Run has attempted to collect organic waste for compost as well as recycling. Over 60,000 participants were on hand! Here’s a summary of what we accomplished, thanks to the help of all our staff along with an awesome team of volunteers.
• Organic waste collected and composted: 480 kg (7,000 fruit peels)
• Milk containers collected: 54 kg (4,500 containers)
• Juice boxes collected: 50 kg (3,600 containers)
• Total waste diverted from landfill: 584 kg
• Total greenhouse gas savings: 500 kg CO2e
Even better, we didn’t use any plastic bags while on site, all waste was collected in buckets and tipped into our truck to be taken away for proper recycling composting or disposal. Because of our diligent station attendants, we had almost zero contamination in every waste category which is pretty amazing when you think about it.
If you were there and liked what you saw, let us know! And be sure to let the event organizers know if you appreciated it so that they will have recycling again next year!
