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Retirement Picnic

Event Overview
Location (City/Venue): 
Minneapolis park
Number of Attendees: 
50
Brief Background on Event: 

Picnic in a park to celebrate a friend's retirement.

Food
Food Practices: 
Implemented a food waste recovery initiative (food to hogs, composting, etc.)
Waste & Recycling
Waste Management Methods Used: 
Trash Disposal
Recycling
Organics Management (food/paper waste composting, food to hogs, food donation, etc.)
Program Audiences: 
Recycling - Event Participants
Organics Management - Event Participants
Additional Information: 

We collected all utensils, even plastic ones, to be washed and reused.

Results
Volume of waste diverted from trash through recycling/organics collection: 
One grocery bag of organics was diverted.
What has been your biggest success in terms of green initiatives at your event?: 

We raised awareness of alternatives to just dumping everything in the trash.

What has been your biggest challenge in terms of green initiatives at your event?: 

Bins of differing heights make it hard for people to determine at a glance that they're supposed to sort their waste.

Will you plan to implement green initiatives again?: 

Definitely!