On Sunday, September 8, we were contracted by the non-profit Sustainable Morristown to provide the food waste recycling and assist with recycling overall for the 2013 Gran Fondo event. Story on Gran Fondo
The Gran Fondo is a cycling event featuring four bike routes going from 18 miles to 107 miles in distance. This year there were 2000 cyclists signed up and approximately 3000 people attended. Gran Fondo website
We provided 52 food waste recycling containers and during the event policed all the recycling containers, replacing filled bins with new, clean bins. At the end of the event we weighed everything and took the paper, plastic and can recycling to Morristown's recycling facility. The event organizers used compostable plates and table ware.
The recycling rate was approximately 84%. The numbers from the Morristown location:
Total Weight Collected: 1,648 lbs
Total Food Waste: 855 lbs 52%
Total Paper/Cardboard: 216 lbs 13%
Total Plastic/Cans 312 lbs 19%
Total Solid Waste 265 lbs 16%
These numbers support the cost-savings of segregating and recycling food waste. In most commercial food-related businesses, food waste can make up 50-85% of the total waste stream.
We were excited to be part of this well-run and fun event and to be associated with such a top-notch group of people, who are passionate about sustainability and recycling. I love their byline: People - Planet - Prosperity. That says it all! Link to Recap Story
No comments:
Post a Comment