What’s better than an early morning run that ends in a vineyard? Getting to have wine afterwards, of course – with live jazz and food thrown in. And you get a shirt, and a race-branded wine goblet to enjoy the vintages of your choice! With all that pampering comes hundreds of pounds of cardboard boxes,Continue reading “Wine, Dine, and Run: Running Between the Vines 2019 Sustainability Report”
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The Legend 2019 Sustainability Report
Our third cupless event of the year, with over five hundred runners out on the trails on a warm morning. Did anyone lose their heads over it? Not that we could see!
Ann Arbor Triathlon Sustainability Report
So this dragonfly isn’t related to the race’s Zero Waste effort. But isn’t it gorgeous?
2019 Pterodactyl Triathlon Sustainability Report
The gnomes were busy at the Pterodactyl Triathlon, as things began to go missing under the noses of the Zero Waste team! Nothing we couldn’t do without, fortunately, and we carried on to another great result.
Battle of Waterloo 2019 Sustainability Report
Quick, what has ten legs and zero waste? The Battle of Waterloo! A ten-stage triathlon that works over the athletes but saves the planet. This year’s battle was a hot, humid, buggy sufferfest throughout the day – for the athletes. For the Green Team, it was a lot of standing around, until everything hit atContinue reading “Battle of Waterloo 2019 Sustainability Report”
Waste-free, Trouble Free: Ann Arbor Firecracker 5K Sustainability Report
“How are things going, Jeff?” someone asked me during this year’s Firecracker 5K. “Really well,” I replied. “In fact, it’s going so well I’m worried!” I was only half joking. I’ve worked too many events that seem to be going well, only to be hit with some hidden unpleasant surprise (for instance, volunteers filling upContinue reading “Waste-free, Trouble Free: Ann Arbor Firecracker 5K Sustainability Report”
Dino-mite! 2019 Triceratops Triathlon Sustainability Report
A great start to this year’s T-Rex Triathlon series. Despite a few hiccups the Zero Waste team kept on top of things and achieved nearly 98 percent landfill diversion!
Swimmingly Smooth: Tri Goddess Tri 2019 Sustainability Report
A beautiful morning, sunshine, happy athletes, and a hardworking Green Team that produced another terrific landfill diversion result. That’s a combination hard to beat!
Uber Ober: Oberun Ypsilanti 2019 Sustainability Report
A beautiful summer evening, live music, food, running – and beer. Does that sound to you like a formula for a popular event? You would be right! And that makes for a very busy few hours for the Zero Waste team. Could we avoid the near calamities of the past two years, and manage whateverContinue reading “Uber Ober: Oberun Ypsilanti 2019 Sustainability Report”
High Standards: Flirt with Dirt and Canton Liberty Run Sustainability Reports
After we wrapped up the waste collection at the Canton Liberty Run, I brought the tiny bag of landfill waste to show the RF Events staff. It was less than one percent of the total waste we collected. They were impressed as usual – except for one who seemed a bit disappointed. “It isn’t aContinue reading “High Standards: Flirt with Dirt and Canton Liberty Run Sustainability Reports”
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