AMERICAS – The San Diego Convention Center has capped years of work to reduce the environmental impact of meetings and conventions at the venue by setting a new record.
The facility owners, the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, announced this week that the facility managed to divert nearly 60% of all event waste (approximately 1,120 tons) from local landfills throughout 2014.
The city is targetting 75% diversion by 2020 and zero waste by 2040.
“We are proud of our ongoing success minimising the environmental impact of meetings in our facility and our team is committed to building on our strong record,” said SDCC Corporation president and CEO Carol Wallace (pictured).
Initial recycling efforts at the convention center began in 1990 with the placement of clearly marked bins to help to make it effortless for attendees to keep recyclables out of the waste stream. In 2011, the convention center achieved LEED-EBOM Silver Certification for its waste and water use reduction and energy conservation efforts.
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