Greening Your Meeting
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Transcript of Greening Your Meeting
Printed Materials
Avoid paper if possible Try dry erase boards,
Powerpoints, flash drives,
Old fashioned projectors
Printed Materials Cont’d
Recycled content paper Double-sided Water based adhesives Clean up mailing lists
Food and Beverage Functions
China service if possible Cloth napkins Reusable coffee mugs
– Styrofoam is the devil
Food and Beverages Cont’d
Water pitchers Bulk dispensers
– Coffee urn– Ice tea dispenser– Soda machine
Recycling
Paper Plastic Aluminum Glass
Local Foods
Defining local is difficult– Grown and/or processed where?
Vegetarian/organic Keg beverages Prevent food waste
– Commit to meal by sign up
Transportation
Site selection Local transit Carpooling options Attendee and speaker travel Carbon offsets
Hotels
Green practices Recycling Walkable distance Linens/towels/toiletries
Attendees
Name badges– Scanable with bar codes– Reusable
Badge holders Giveaways Notepads Agendas Meeting packets
Outside Attendees
Webcast Conference calls
– Freeconferencecall.com Minutes/proceedings
Follow-up
Surveys– Surveymonkey.com
Attendee input
More Resources
www.greenmeetings.info
www.convenegreen.com
www.greenhotels.com
www.sustainabletravel.org
www.greenseal.org
www.MetRecycle.com
Michael PattonExecutive Director
The Metropolitan Environmental Trust
918-584-0584