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tOWARDS ZERO WASTE

EVENT SUPPORT

Are you looking for ways to make your upcoming event more eco-friendly and less wasteful? Our team is here to help!

TZW Event Support

Waste Loop provides personalized waste assessments, consultation services, and education through your entire event planning and hosting process. We believe that reducing waste is one of the most attainable ways for individuals and businesses to make a positive impact.  
Green tent with 'Waste Station' signage at an outdoor event, with bins labeled for landfill, recycle, and compost, and people in the background.

What is a Towards Zero Waste Event?

A Towards Zero Waste Event is one where careful consideration is given to the products used on site, and where these products end up afterwards.  The goal is to reduce our impact by minimizing the resources needed to host the event and reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill.  Planning in this manner may result in items being recycled, composted, or avoided altogether. 
Turning your next event into a towards zero waste event is a fantastic way to contribute towards local, national, and global sustainability goals and raise awareness about local resource management.

Free Resources to Help yOU plan a TZW Event

Event planner's toolkit cover titled "Towards Zero Waste" featuring a large tree with recycling stations and a smiling person in yellow shirt, promoting waste reduction at a community event in Chelan County.

TZW Event Toolkit - English

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Cover page of a resource manual for event planning focused on zero waste, featuring a photo of recycling and waste bins at a community event with people and tents in the background.

TZW Event Toolkit - Spanish

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A recycling poster with images of a plastic water bottle, aluminum cans, a soda can, a plastic milk jug, newspapers, a box of crackers, colorful bottle caps, an egg carton, and cardboard. The poster emphasizes recycling and includes a recycling symbol and supporting information from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

Bilingual TZW Event Signage

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Financial Support Available!

Waste Loop believes that waste reduction should be accessible to all community members and organizations; we do not want cost be a barrier for implementing TZW practices. Fortunately, Waste Loop is able to offer micro-grants to help offset the upfront costs of hosting a TZW event and free consultation event planning. For more information and to apply for a micro-grant, click below:
A woman wearing a yellow shirt and jean shorts standing at a recycling station with bins for landfill, recycling, compost, and liquids. She is outdoors in a market or town square with a large tree, festive lights, and people in the background.
Two individuals in orange safety vests standing near a recycling station at an outdoor event with a large crowd sitting on the grass, tents, and trees in the background.
A woman at a recycling booth talking to a young man under a green canopy at an outdoor event, with parked cars and trees in the background.
Four people standing behind a table at a waste collection event with signs for compost and landfill, under a yellow canopy, with houses and cars in the background.
Recycling station with signs for glass, plastic film, and liquids, at an outdoor recycling event with multiple booths and people.
Group of seven people and a dog standing outdoors near recycling and compost bins at an event, all wearing yellow shirts, with some holding signs, in a festive area with buildings and trees in the background.

Get In Touch!

Want to talk to someone on our team about ways you can reduce event waste? Get in touch!

Support provided, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology.