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How the Calgary Stampede served pancakes for 20,000 and generated only 1 bag of trash
Calgary
How the Calgary Stampede served pancakes for 20,000 and generated only 1 bag of trash
Stampede sent 306.4 tonnes of waste to the landfill during 2018 event but this year it's taking a new approach
The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 11, 2019 8:06 AM MT | Last Updated: July 11
More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. ... That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and plates — not to mention cups for water and coffee.
But a single garbage bag weighing about 13 kilograms was all that went to the landfill, said Xaviere Schneider, the Stampede's environmental co-ordinator. ... "Honestly, I do a fair bit of dumpster diving during Stampede," she said.
"It's all about trying to maintain our diversion rate and making sure that people are composting and recycling as much as possible and just making sure we're not producing too big of a footprint from an event this big."
• PHOTOS Stampede celebrates 100th anniversary of Victory Stampede that marked end of WWI
The Stampede is a 10-day celebration of western culture that infuses Calgary with a party atmosphere. More than a million people head to the Stampede grounds every year to take in shows, rides, midway games, sugar- and grease-filled concessions and rodeo events.
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In July 2018, the Stampede sent 306.4 tonnes of waste to the landfill. There were 111.4 tonnes of mixed recycling, 38.2 tonnes of recycled wood, 127.8 tonnes of refundable containers and 109.2 tonnes of compost.
But by far the biggest category was "bedding waste" — also known as horse poop — at a staggering 3,432 tonnes. That goes to a tree farm south of Calgary to be used as a fertilizer. ... "We produce a ridiculous amount during Stampede," Schneider said.
How the Calgary Stampede served pancakes for 20,000 and generated only 1 bag of trash
Stampede sent 306.4 tonnes of waste to the landfill during 2018 event but this year it's taking a new approach
The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 11, 2019 8:06 AM MT | Last Updated: July 11
More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. ... That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and plates — not to mention cups for water and coffee.
But a single garbage bag weighing about 13 kilograms was all that went to the landfill, said Xaviere Schneider, the Stampede's environmental co-ordinator. ... "Honestly, I do a fair bit of dumpster diving during Stampede," she said.
"It's all about trying to maintain our diversion rate and making sure that people are composting and recycling as much as possible and just making sure we're not producing too big of a footprint from an event this big."
• PHOTOS Stampede celebrates 100th anniversary of Victory Stampede that marked end of WWI
The Stampede is a 10-day celebration of western culture that infuses Calgary with a party atmosphere. More than a million people head to the Stampede grounds every year to take in shows, rides, midway games, sugar- and grease-filled concessions and rodeo events.
....
In July 2018, the Stampede sent 306.4 tonnes of waste to the landfill. There were 111.4 tonnes of mixed recycling, 38.2 tonnes of recycled wood, 127.8 tonnes of refundable containers and 109.2 tonnes of compost.
But by far the biggest category was "bedding waste" — also known as horse poop — at a staggering 3,432 tonnes. That goes to a tree farm south of Calgary to be used as a fertilizer. ... "We produce a ridiculous amount during Stampede," Schneider said.
