Posted on 22nd Apr 2010 @ 4:43 PM

It's Earth Day so thoughts turn to ways of reducing, reusing and recycling.  The Skeese Greets Women's Tri has always tried to keep the environmental impact at a minimum.  Here are some things we are doing this year:

Recycling bins at the event.

Goodie Bags are reusable and made from recycled materials by a local company.  They can be reused as a fresh fruit/veggie bag or for wet workout clothes or for whatever else.

Goodie bags do not contain flyers, but instead a comprehensive guide with sponsor ads and pertinent information printed on recycled paper here in Texas.

No single-use disposable plastic bottles for water or sports drink distributed at the finish line. We'll provide reusable plastic bottles instead.  They can be re-filled at the Water Monster.

Green portable toilets that use non-toxic deodorizer.

At least 80% of all marketing and participant communications facilitated through email or website updates instead of paper mail.

We reuse at least 80% of all signage for the event.

We plan to serve locally grown, fresh, organic fruit at the finish line.

Clothing/shoe/bike recycling/reuse program available at packet pickup with Bicycle Re-Cycle.

Carpooling option.

VIP parking for carpoolers of 3 or more.

more to come...