UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County is hosting a virtual webinar: Environmental Impacts of Sporting Events on October 28, 2020 from 12:30PM-1:30PM.
Join us for a unique offering about the impact of sports on our environment.
"Environmental Impacts of Sporting Events" is the third installment of our Green Sports webinar series. Sporting events have a large impact on our communities. This webinar will look at these impacts and assist with ways to make your events more sustainably focused.
From a weekend soccer game to a large sporting event, today's sporting events need to focus on the concepts of zero waste and landfill diversion. This webinar will introduce steps to increase recycling, reduce single-use plastics, introduce food waste collection and composting.
The industry is changing through the promotion of healthy and sustainable communities. Sports leagues, franchises, colleges, teams, venues, and events are looking to embrace environmental programs: energy and water conservation, recycling and zero waste programs, sustainable purchasing, safer chemicals and environmentally friendly practices.
Register early for this event at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com. Once registered through Eventbrite, the system will send you a confirmation email with the webinar link.
This workshop blends lessons in sustainable best management practices and is open to anyone interested in learning ways to green their operations.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Evaluated the impacts of sporting events on our communities
Identify steps to make sporting events more sustainable
Evaluate how sports organizations are reducing impacts through waste reduction and zero waste goals
Research and evaluate key reasons sports organizations are implementing of sustainability programs and what impact it has made on the sports industry
Compare how different organizations are being zero waste
UF/IFAS Extension Green Sports Webinar Series
Webinar 1: Sustainability in Sports (Aug. 26)
Webinar 2: Global Sports and Sustainability (Sept. 23)
Webinar 3: Environmental Impacts of Sporting Events (Oct. 28)
INSTRUCTOR: Randall Penn, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County waste reduction agent
For questions or further information, please call 941-861-5000 or email sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu. If you require special accommodations to attend one of our events, please contact us in advance at 941-861-5000 or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu.