The 50th anniversary of the Dexter-Ann Arbor Run this year achieved a couple of sustainability milestones, appropriate for the special year: And all this with attendance up 33 percent from last year, a post-pandemic high of over 4,100 runners. Waste streams included: Our single bag of landfill consisted of tape, diapers, contaminated plastic, laminated paper,Continue reading “Happy 50th! Dexter-Ann Arbor Run 2024 Sustainability Report”
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Ale of a Good Time! Hightail to Ale 2024 Sustainability Report
Another perfect evening in Detroit for the RF Events Hightail to Ale 5K at the Atwater Brewery, which meant happy runners and a lot of beer consumed (three 96-gallon carts, or roughly 1,500 cans). The Green Team was happy too, with the 10-yard recycling dumpster from Unlimited Recycling in the perfect spot and just bigContinue reading “Ale of a Good Time! Hightail to Ale 2024 Sustainability Report”
Dexter-Ann Arbor Run 2021 Sustainability Report
The Dexter-Ann Arbor Run is one of Ann Arbor’s longest-running events. This is the 47th year of the event, and the third using a Zero Waste approach. Once again we achieved over 90 percent landfill diversion, officially making it a “Zero Waste” event per ZWIA guidelines! Attendance was down from previous years but still healthy,Continue reading “Dexter-Ann Arbor Run 2021 Sustainability Report”
Happy Planet Running 