Green Earth Event Services

08/22/2014

Use a reusable bag EVERY time!

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08/10/2014

United Way of Mon and Preston County had their first annual Mac and Cheese contest today. They had over 300 people show up. These event are a challenge because of the different types of material all the vendors bring. But, we collected 32 pounds of recycling.

Check out Mon County Solid Waste Authority's website for more information on how to recycle (even the tough stuff) in Mon County:

Recycling Works in Mon County!

08/10/2014

The Rush Run had 545 participants (WOW) for a first year race that is great. Great turn out from the 4-H community. We collected 72.6 pounds of recycling and 1.7 pounds of compost. Not much food waste at this one.

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07/31/2014

We are going to be at the Rush Run Friday, August 8th at Riverfront Park for the 7:30 start. This 5K is to support local 4-H scholarships.

We will be collecting all the recycling and compost generated from the race. Also, bring your usable shoes (tied together please),clothes, and trophies for recycling and reuse. Look for it near the registration table.

The course will begin at the ampitheatre and continue on to the Decker's Creek Trail towards Marilla Park and then return.

07/19/2014

Follow the majestic plastic bag on its journey from grocery store to its new home in the great Pacific garbage patch....

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07/13/2014

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07/09/2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/25/aspen-plastic-bag-ban_n_3990857.html

A 20-cent plastic bag fee imposed in one Colorado mountain town has really added up. The City of Aspen has raised $44,826 in fees since the ban was put into place in May of 2012, according to a report by The Aspen Times.

07/09/2014

We need to correct something. The weight of material from Ragnar is half of what Green Earth Event Services collected over 20 events in 2013.....since we collected a little over two tons last year. Still very impressive for one event.

07/08/2014

Unfortunately, we will not be at the Jim Dunn 5 miler on July 18th because of some issues with the race, but they would like GEES to do the composting and recycling next year. This is a very good race and we recommend it highly to participate.
http://www.iplayoutside.com/Events/2014/07/15115.html

Runners will be staged at the Wharf Street Parking Garage in the Wharf District near Oliverio's Restaurant. Following Clay Street to Mechanic Street, runners will turn left on Don Knotts Boulevard, cross Decker's Creek, take a left at Garrett Street and right onto the Caperton Rail Trail. The course…

06/30/2014

Plastics in the ocean - like those single-use grocery bags - break down into microplastics that are evenly distributed throughout the ocean ecosystem. As Annie Leonard wrote, "Hearing Allison's reports from sea about plastic permeating the ocean is inspiring me to fight plastic at its source even ha…

06/27/2014

Here are the totals from the 3,000 person Ragnar Relay at Big Bear Lake earlier this month.

#1 plastic - 375 pounds
#2 plastic - 150 pounds
Paper and cardboard - 750 pounds
Aluminum - 562.50 pounds
Steel- 151.88 pounds

We are taking a conservative guess of 450 pounds of compost collected since we did not have a way to weigh the 8'X12' trailer (that was full) before we took it to the composting company. That is probably low, but we would rather guess low than high.

We had 57 pounds of tarps, tents, sleeping bags, pillows, and canopies that were donated to Salvation Army to be reused or recycled.

For a total of 2,496.38 pounds of material saved from the landfill. What we collected at Ragnar is more what Green Earth Event Services collected over 20 events in 2013! WOW!

06/16/2014

BIG weekend for us here at GEES. On Saturday we arranged for the recycling and composting for Ragnar Relay Race at Big Bear Lake in Preston County. Over 3,000 people camped and ran for over 24 hours. The totals are coming soon. It's going to be a lot.
ALSO, we let RDVIC 5K borrow our equipment and they got 11.5 pounds of compost and 4.3 pounds of recycling from 150 runners.

http://www.ragnartrail.com/locations/appalachians-wv

Nestled in the heart of the Appalachian mountains, Big Bear Lake is one of those places you didn't know you were looking for until you found it.