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Waste Management Phoenix Open SPLC Summit 2015 Driving Zero Waste
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Waste Management Phoenix Open
SPLC Summit 2015
Driving Zero Waste
There are a multitude of terms and definitions about reducing waste sent to landfill
landfill-free zero waste
zero solid waste waste-free
eliminate solid waste
zero waste to landfill
closed loop
circular economy
cradle to cradle
zero manufacturing waste to landfill
resource recovery
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Eradicate waste through careful
design
UL Environment Zero Waste to Landfill: Facilities that consistently achieve a landfill waste diversion rate of 100%. Virtually Zero Waste to Landfill: Facilities that have achieved a landfill diversion rate of 98% or greater Landfill Waste Diversion: facilities that have achieved a landfill diversion rate of greater than or equal to 80%
No (0%) waste from operations sent from
landfills. More than 90%
diversion of facilities’ waste from landfills.
“…diverting 90% or more of solid waste from both
landfills and thermal waste-to-energy
facilities.” – Disney
“…zero manufacturing waste is disposed directly to landfill or to
incineration without energy recovery by the site, except
where local legal requirements specify that regulated wastes
must be disposed in a landfill.” – P&G
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Waste Management Phoenix Open Zero Waste Challenge - Diversion and Reuse
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Signage & Exhibit Materials Carpet, Scrim & Mesh
Water Features
Waste Management Phoenix Open Zero Waste Challenge – Recycling & Composting
Recycling and Compost Boxes
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Course Signage Liquid Collection
Waste Management Phoenix Open Zero Waste Challenge – The Water Campaign
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Waste Management Phoenix Open Zero Waste Challenge - Energy
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Waste Management Phoenix Open Education
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Vendors – Contractual Requirement Waste Management Phoenix Open
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Waste Management Phoenix Open Other Programs
PGA TOUR Sustainability Challenge
• WM invited all PGA tournaments to complete a questionnaire and detail their respective sustainable event initiatives; the winner is invited to attend the WMPO as well as the Executive Sustainability Forum
2015 WMPO Executive Sustainability Forum
• Over 200 attendees; streamed on GreenBiz.com to over 38,000 viewers
Day in the Life Tours
• Behind-the-scenes tour of tournament operations and sustainability initiatives for any interested stakeholders
WMPO Awards
• “Sport For The Environment” Award from Beyond Sport
• “Project of the Year” from the Environmental Leader Product and Project Awards
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2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open Transparency
Council for Responsible Sport, which formally recognizes the successful completion of a socially and environmentally responsible sporting event. We achieved Gold certification from the Council in 2013, marking the first certification for a golf tournament, and we are on track to achieve at least Gold for the 2015 WMPO. Underwriters Laboratories Environment Inc. for a third-party verification of the event’s diversion in 2013, achieving “100% landfill diversion rate with 12% incineration with energy recovery.” In 2014, WM worked with ULE to achieve an even higher level of diversion: “Zero Waste to Landfill Operations with 10% incineration with energy recovery”.
ISO20121 - Sustainable Management Tool
Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Reporting Framework Annual WMPO Sustainability Report
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