Zero Waste

 According to the Zero Waste International Alliance, a zero-waste event requires 90% diversion from landfills and incinerators. Help us achieve this goal by reducing, reusing, recycling, recovering, and composting as much as possible!

• Attendees encouraged to bring their own mugs and utensils
• Minimal packaging in food delivery
• Composting services provided by EcoRI
• Compostable flatware
• Extra food recovered by the Food Recovery Network to be donated to shelters
• Minimal resources used in signage and registration

Food

• Catered by local business who source from local farmers
• Vegan and vegetarian options

Transportation

• Attendees encouraged to carpool and use public transportation

Green Event Certification

• The symposium is a pilot event for the Green Event Certification process at Brown University, which will help groups make their events as sustainable as possible.