Greening Information
The Northwest Environmental Conference (NWEC) established a Greening Committee in 2002 to increase this event's role as a leader in greening initiatives.
NEW! Electronic distribution of workshop presentations to fully eliminate paper handouts: This year the Greening Committee is making arrangements for all presentations to be accessible at www.nwec.org after the conference for all attendees.
NEW! Red Lion Hotel Shuttle from Delta Park MAX Stop and Nearby Locations: This year the Red Lion Hotel Shuttle will ferry attendees between the hotel and Delta Park MAX station. Simply call the hotel front desk at 503-283-4466 before you arrive to schedule your shuttle pick up at the MAX station.
Visit our Alternative Transportation page for additional transit information.
Bike - Bus - Carpool - MAX
Take Alternative Transportation and enter a raffle to win a prize!
Thanks to Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, three attendees who take alternative transportation to the Northwest Environmental Conference will win one of three great prizes!
- McMenamins gift certificate and a tree planted in your name
- REI gift certificate
- iPod Shuffle plus an iTunes gift card
Here are some of the things the NWEC has done to green the conference:
- Decreased printed materials and increased electronic communications to publicize the conference and correspond with attendees;
- Printed conference materials on recycled paper with soy-based inks;
- Used reusable dishware, cutlery and linens for all food and beverage service;
- Eliminated single use water bottles;
- Minimized food waste by ordering food quantities close to actual consumption;
- Provided 100% certified organic/shade grown coffee at breaks;
- Improved conference-related recycling and reuse programs;
- Encouraged exhibitors to green their booths;
- Supported the sustainability program at the Red Lion Hotel;
- Introduced online conference evaluation surveys, eliminating paper surveys;
- Encouraged attendees to take alternative transportation or bike to the conference; and
- Collected donations to purchase carbon offsets from sponsor and attendee contributions.