Once again, 2008 Chicago Green Team volunteers proved themselves a hard-working and dedicated group who labored for hours to ensure proper preparation of recyclables and compost The Green Festival Staff wishes to extend its most sincere thank you to the 600 Green Team volunteers for the for their tremendous effort and excitement. Thanks also to Kevin Kruis of Allied Waste for his extraordinary support of Resource Recovery at events in Chicago, to Jorge Mazzarri and his staff at Navy Pier for their cooperation and collaboration, and to Matt Robbins and the entire Aramark staff for their cheerful embrace of recycling and composting during Green Festival.

Chicago Green Festival 2008 - Resource Recovery Calculations

Prepared by Director of Greening Operations, Kristen Kennedy

Total Recovered Compost (organic matter and bioware)	5280 lbs
Total Recovered Recyclables (plastic bottles and tubs, metal, glass, mixed paper, plastic film)	6660 lbs
Total Recovered Cardboard (cardboard)	6040 lbs
Total Recovered Electronics Recycling	45 lbs
Total Recovered Greywater	4170 lbs
Total Amount of waste sent to the Landfill (candy wrappers, styrofoam, carpet pieces, odds and ends)	1520 lbs
Waste Stream Total	23715 lbs
Total Resources Recovered	22195 lbs

94% Landfill Diversion

Thank you to the Chicago 2008 Greening Management Team:
- Director of Greening, Kristen Kennedy
- Back of House Manager, Cory West
- Green Team Assistant Manager, Andy Sinko
- Green Team Assistant Managers, Charlotte Hageman