Now that in-person events are back in full force, it’s important to ensure our events are environmentally friendly. This is a great way to cut costs at your event while also doing your part to help keep waste from piling up in landfills.

In this episode, Dave Biderman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-biderman-5135646/), former executive director and CEO of the Solid Waste Association of North America (https://swana.org/), explains that communication serves a key role in making your events green. With eight years of experience in his role at SWANA, he’s seen firsthand how much of an impact cutting waste can have on the environment as a whole. Informing guests about recycling procedures will help to decrease the waste that ends up in a landfill after your event. You’ll also find out how incorporating recycling needs with the hosting facility during contract negotiations will help you better understand how to plan your recycling efforts.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How reducing physical materials will reduce both cost and waste

Why it’s important to make recycling at events convenient

Why carpeting could be an unnecessary cost for your events