More sustainable communities lead to a thriving planet. By offering positive options that make our world safer and cleaner, we can promote a better life for everyone. That’s why Green Festival™, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, is striving to become a zero-waste event.

Seven-Star, Inc., America’s green event experts, organizes and manages the landfill diversion, product conversion and carbon offsetting for each Green Festival™. With the help of dedicated Green Festival™ volunteers and staff, Seven-Star, Inc. is able to divert record-breaking amounts of waste from ending up in landfills. Plus, Green Festival™ works with vendors and event suppliers that offer green alternatives.

Green Festival™ Efforts:

• E-waste receptacles are available to participants’ for recycling and reuse of their electronic devices.
• Everything that can be recycled at the event is recycled. Enthusiastic volunteers and staff are available to assist attendees in this process.
• Event signs have been designed with reuse in mind. Each piece is made from environmentally friendly materials.
• All Green Festival™ collateral is made with recycled materials.
• Green Festival offsets 100% of its electricity emissions with clean, renewable energy.
• Green Festival™ provides incentives for participants using greener modes of transportation.
• Green Festival™ is a plastic water bottle-free event! Large water jugs are provided at the event for all participants.
• Every plate, fork spoon, knife, cup, bowl, napkin, coffee stirrer and sample cup is 100% biodegradable and will be collected with all food scraps to be composted.
• Green Festival™ exhibitors are screened for their commitment to sustainable business practices using Green America's green business standards.

What You Can Do:

• Ride your bike, carpool or take public transportation to our events. Check out our Travel page for more details!
• Use recycling and composting bins at the event.
• Bring your own reusable water bottle to the event.
• Bring your own utensils. While serviceware at Green Festival™ is biodegradable, using your own utensils is far more sustainable.
• Spread the message!

For more information, contact our Greening Manager.