Virginia Green Travel Alliance

10/14/2026

08/10/2026

We are proud to announce that the 2026 regional meeting for the VA and NC Motorcoach Associations is a Net Zero Emissions event! Thanks to Richmond Region Tourism for working with us to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the meeting and then purchasing carbon offsets to negate impacts from the conference including flights and car trips…39 tons of greenhouse gases!

Thanks to Virginia Crossings, Tapestry Collection by Hilton for hosting!

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07/27/2026

We are excited to recognize the Hampton Roads Convention Center as a fully-certified Virginia Green Travel Partner! Pictured here are General Manager Eric Nealy & John Bailey, Director of Operations (w/VGTA's Tom Griffin). The HRCC is implementing some amazing projects to lessen the environmental footprint of their operations!

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07/02/2026

Yes, the BAN on FOAM take-out containers for all Virginia restaurants & other businesses went into effect on July 1, 2026.

Of course, our Virginia Green Travel partners have been "foam-free" for some time already! We have "Proud-to-be-a-foam-free-Business" window decals and other graphics for ANY Virginia businesses who have stopped using foam products. We can send you in the mail or you can download here --
https://www.cleanvirginiawaterways.org/foam-phase-out
Thanks Clean Virginia Waterways for these resources!

More resources from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality https://www.deq.virginia.gov/land-waste/waste-management/litter-prevention/foam-free-resources

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07/02/2026

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The latest in the world of DEQ:
🍱 - EPS (Styrofoam) ban starts today
🪾 - New Drought Monitoring Dashboard
⚖ - Environmental Justice Town Hall
and more!

Check it out in our latest newsletter below 👇

07/02/2026

Woohoo - NO MORE FOAM!

The latest in the world of DEQ:
🍱 - EPS (Styrofoam) ban starts today
🪾 - New Drought Monitoring Dashboard
⚖ - Environmental Justice Town Hall
and more!

Check it out in our latest newsletter below 👇

07/01/2026

Finally was able to catch up with Cameron Karnia, owner of Tidewater Compost to present him with these TWO Virginia Green Travel Star Awards! The 1st Award was for Green Supplier-of-the-Year for his company's amazing efforts to assist businesses and major events compost their food wastes. The 2nd was in the Innovative-Green-Projects category and recognized their efforts to create a system of compost drop-off centers throughout Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk region -- 17 sites and growing!

Amazing work! Congratulations to Cameron and the Tidewater Compost team! https://www.tidewatercompost.com/

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06/03/2026

Finally was able to schedule a time to get this Virginia Green Travel Star Award to Fillagreen for their "Eco-Elves Upcycling Drive" for this past year's Greater Manassas Christmas Parade, where collected all of the waste materials generated at the end of the event during disassembly of the parade floats. More than 300 lbs of wire, fabric, foam, and decorations that were salvaged and found new homes as materials for whomever wanted them.
Accepting the award is Fillagreen's John Hicks with Virginia Green Travel's Tom Griffin in front of the Downtown Fredericksburg store. Their main store is in Historic Manassas, Inc..

Great work Fillagreen-Sustainable Goods!
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05/27/2026

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05/06/2026

Recognizing Lisa M. Harrison today as a Virginia Green Travel ALL-STAR!
Since 2018, Lisa has served on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Green Travel Alliance as our awesome Treasurer. Lisa is a CPA for Harris, Hardy & Johnstone, P.C., but we met Lisa as a serial volunteer who served on and led Green Teams for the festivals and events that were certified as Virginia Green Travel Events, such as Richmond Folk Festival, Dominion Energy Riverrock, Broad Appetit, and, of course Richmond 2015, the world cycling championships.
Lisa is now stepping down from the Board and we are so thankful for her service to our organization and the Richmond community! Thank you Lisa!!
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