"GREENING" APWA CONGRESS
As primary caretakers for infrastructure, public works departments all over North America are finding new ways to ensure a better tomorrow.
Following the lead of its members, APWA is excited to be stepping up its efforts to make the Best Show in Public Works an even “greener” event than previous years. In the last several years we started the mission to become greener by implementing the following continuing efforts:
- Electronic registration
- Printing on FSC-certified paper made with 100% post-consumer content and 100% renewable energy
- Printing smaller Congress Previews and Congress Programs, saving over 13 tons of paper
- Education sessions focused on green and sustainability issues (even more in 2010!)
- Electronic Speaker files
- Exercising a green procurement strategy to purchase registration bags, badges and lanyards. Turn them back in to us onsite, and we’ll recycle them!
- Encouraging Convention Center and official hotels to implement waste reduction, energy and water conservation, and clean air practices
- Educating exhibitors with tips and best practices on how to “exhibit green”
- Establishing APWA’s Green Guidelines online at www.apwa.net/congress
In addition to APWA efforts to go green, the Boston Convention Center has also adopted green initiatives to protect the environment including through its Conventions C.A.R.E. program:
- Clean Air initiatives
- Energy Minimization
- Water Conservation
- Reducing Waste through:
- Recyling paper, bottles, carboard, plastics and food
- Donating pallets and carpet pieces left behind
- Purchasing environmentally friendly cleaning and bathroom products
There are many more ways to make this a greener Congress; we'll be exploring all that are feasible. Before you travel to Boston, take a few minutes to figure out your own personal carbon footprint. There are a number of websites that have calculators to assist you with this process. Working together we can all make a difference!
"Green" Exhibitors
The following exhibiting companies indicated they had green products, services or practices for the 2010 Congress.
Asphalt Zipper, Inc.
Avanti International
Avolve Software
Caterpillar Inc.
ClearSpan Fabric Structures
Dew Eze Mfg.
DOGIPOT
East Jordan Iron Works
Elgin Sweeper/Vactor Manufacturing
Energy Absorption Systems, Inc.
Envista Corp.
Government Engineering Journal
Heat Design Equipment, Inc.
HIP Hot In Place Paving, LLC
Info Tech, Inc.
Infor Public Sector Group
Kleinfelder
Loadrite
Lordon, Inc.
Mohawk Lifts
Networkfleet
Philips Lumec
PolyCon
Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL)
Road Kare International
Rubber Pavements Association
Rubbersidewalks, Inc.
Sani-Star LLC
Sealing Systems, Inc.
Spaulding Mfg., Inc.
Sternberg Lighting
Storm Water Systems, Inc.
Structural Plastics Corp.
Terry Asphalt Materials
Traffic Logix
Traffic Management USA
U.S. EPA / Office of Resource Conservation Recovery
UTILICOR Technologies
Wright-Pierce
In our continuing efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of our meetings and events, we've moved to an "almost paperless" Congress. Speaker handouts may be downloaded here as they become available. They will be posted before, during and after Congress, so check back often for updates.