Special Events Recycling & Composting

NERC has had several grants that have developed best management practices and models for source reduction, recycling, and composting at special events.  This is an area of growing interest and activity in the recycling community, and we believe that the resources that NERC has developed will benefit your efforts. 

For more information, contact either Mary Ann Remolador or Athena Lee Bradley.

Best Management Practices Guidebook for Special Event-Generated Waste and special event reports:

• Bath Heritage Days, Maine
• Clinton Lions Club Fair, Maine
• Deerfield Agricultural Fair, New Hampshire
• HCS Flower Show, New Hampshire
• Stowe Celebrates Summer, Vermont
• Tunbridge Agricultural Fair, Vermont

Guidance for Special Event Food Waste Diversion and special event case studies & food waste management plans:

• Food Waste Composting Pilot at Coast Day Case Study
• Food Waste Management Plan Template (a Word document)
• Hallsmith Sysco Food Show Case Study, Manchester 2008
• Hallsmith Sysco Food Show Case Study, Boston 2008
• Philadelphia Folk Festival Case Study 2012
• SolarFest Case Study 2009
• The Sodexo Company Rentschler Field Case Study 2009 - 2010

Special Event Composting - a presentation on how to implement special event composting.