Hello Athletes,
As most of you have heard, Vineman is going green this year. We'd like to let everyone know what to expect while you are here for the race and ask that you do your part to make our event as "green" as possible!
All of the information is included in this email or you can click on this link and it will take you to the information on our website.
http://www.vineman.com/latestnews/gogreenwithvineman.htm
What Vineman is doing to be a "greener" race.
On the course:
Recycle all plastic one use bottles.
Collect, wash and donate all other water bottles.
Recycle all cardboard boxes.
Recycle all energy bar wrappers (through TerraCycle's "wrapper brigade").
Compost fruit scraps from fruit used on the run course.
Around the race sites:
At registration your "goody bag" will be a reusable shopping bag; so be sure to take it home with you and keep it in your car and use it when you go shopping!
Did you know your run bib is recyclable? That's right. They are made out of Tyvek which can be recycled. Also made out of Tyvek is the wristband you will receive at registration and must wear for the entirety of the race.
Notice a change in your bike number? We've switched from a large paper placard style bike number to smaller sticker number that gets placed on the top tube of your bike. This reducing the amount of paper used and eliminates twist ties.
We have redesigned our signage in the transition areas. Not only is it more visible but it is reusable, instead of single use.
You won't find any bottled water at the finish line this year. Instead we have 5 gallon jugs of filtered water along with paper cups for your use.
All plates and napkins at the athlete food tent are from 100% recycled material and the utensils are made from corn.
Composting at the food tent. We will be composting all of the fruit scraps and peels that come from our finish line food tent and from the run aid stations.
Recycle your swim gear bag. Our bags are recyclable and made from 65% recycled plastic and printed using water based inks. There will be a bin set up adjacent to the swim gear claim area. So, if you no longer need or want your bag, please drop it in the recycle bin or any recycle bin!
The bags come from EARTHPACK, a company in Irvine, CA that has been making recycled bags since 1990.
Akeena Solar will be at the race to power both our expo and finish line.
What you can do to help us and help the planet:
Carpool to the event and/or the race sites when possible and calculate and offset your carbon emissions through Bonneville Environmental Foundation, http://www.b-e-f.org/index.shtm
Bring a reusable water bottle with you and use it throughout the weekend.
Be sure to put recyclables, garbage, and compost in the proper bins at the race venues.
Help us out with the "wrapper brigade" and recycle your energy bar and granola bar wrappers in bins provided and marked as such. To find out more about the wrapper brigade go to: www.terracycle.net
Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you all this weekend.
Cheers,
The Vineman Staff
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