Sustainable Sports: How Banff Marathon Achieved Zero Waste

Sustainable Sports: How Banff Marathon Achieved Zero Waste

By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director The Banff Marathon was Canada’s first signatory to the United Nations sectorial call for partnerships under “sport for climate action.”  We hit 100% waste diversion in 2018. This is for an event with about 10,000 people over...
Tips for Promoting ESRAG at PETS

Tips for Promoting ESRAG at PETS

By Karen McDaniels, Co-Chair, ESRAG Central North America Regional Chapter Lone Star PETS in Texas is Rotary’s largest President-Elect Training conference in the US. It is always held the last weekend in February and invitations go out to 10 Districts.  This year,...
Reuse-and-refill succeeding in businesses, Clubs

Reuse-and-refill succeeding in businesses, Clubs

By Lori Cloutier, Co-Chair, ESRAG Plastics Solutions Task Force This article is part of ESRAG’s December focus on circular economy. Unless you live in a (plastic) bubble, you already know that single-use packaging and serving ware (SUP) make up to 40 – 50%...