1. Community Events Go Green!
By: Valerie Longa Eco-Team Coordinator Alabama Coastal Foundation

2. ACF’S MISSION To improve and protect Alabama’s coastal environment
through cooperation, education
and participation.

3. ACF’S MISSION
COOPERATION: Bringing together stakeholders with differing interests to facilitate mutually beneficial solutions; inclusive environmental stewardship.
EDUCATION: Providing fair and factual information to educate current and future leaders;
PARTICIPATION: Offering hands-on volunteer opportunities for people to play a role in preserving our environment and our coastal way of life.

4. For a Clean Water Future in Alabama, visit and take action:
Create a Clean Water Future
For a Clean Water Future in Alabama, visit and take action:

5. Create a Clean Water Future
Background:
Cooperative Partnership
Our challenge is to adopt habits at home, work and play that turn the tide of pollution, then share those habits with friends, family and community leaders.
Prevention & Collection

6. Oyster Shell Recycling Program
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Grant
Based off of programs in Galveston & New Orleans
Recycled oysters will go back into AL waters to help more oysters grow, provide habitat, limit erosion and improve water quality.

7. Eco-Team
Dedicated to reducing waste at the city’s largest downtown events through recycling.
Recycling becomes further integrated into the city and creates a generational change where recycling is an expected behavior.
Less litter ending up in waste stream due to recycling.
Less litter ending up in local waterways (stormwater runoff) due to greater options for throwing away trash and volunteer efforts.
Increase in public awareness about recycling and environmental stewardship in the Mobile area.
Sustainability efforts create cleaner, more efficient events.

10. Coastal Alabama Green Events Planning Guide
Free Download-
Green Events Planning Guide, City of Vancouver and Greenest City Green Events, 2013
Green Meeting Guide 2009, United Nations Environment Programme
Checklist
Area Recycling Companies & Centers

11. A Green Event
minimizes the impact on the environment through thoughtful planning and implementation.

12. Assess the Event Reducing Waste Greening Transportation
Recycling
Composting
Vendors
Greening Transportation
Reducing Energy & Offsetting Emissions
Marketing

13. Marketing Media Release TV, Print, Radio, Social Media
Recruit Volunteers
Promote Sustainability Efforts
Be specific about actions the public
can take.
Signage & Online Resources

14. Recommendations Building Relationships
Increasing Sustainability Annually
Strong Volunteer Base
Maximize Resources
Don’t Be Discouraged, Stay Positive

15. Benefits of Greening Events
Save Money
Positive Public Relations
Education & Awareness
Increasing Best Practices
Regional & State Influence

16. Questions?

17. Contact Information: – ACF’s Phone Number: