Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

Sort Trash by Hand….What?

February 23, 2009 by Clayton   |   Comments: 0   |   Published in Green Initiatives

There are not many individuals that would sort through concert trash by hand for money, far less to support Cap Fed Park's green initiatives and their environment. However we have just the team. Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone takes recycling seriously, by facilitating the sorting of over two tons of trash at each event.

If you have attended a show at Cap Fed Park, you may have seen our green team in the parking lot in their golf cart, but didn't really know why. After they remove trash from trashcans in the parking lot it is taken to our sorting area behind the scenes where our green team dumps the trash onto their sorting tables. With gloves on their hands and smiles on their faces, the green team carefully sorts through every ounce of trash. If it can be recycled it is placed in our recycling dumpsters and if it is not recyclable or it is compostable it is placed in the trash dumpsters.

Once the parking lots are clear, the green team begins to collect the trash from our clean-up crew inside the venue, sorting one rolling trashcan and Budwieser recycling bin at a time. The green team will work from the start of the show to the end of the night when all the trash is accounted for. The following day our trash removal service takes the recyclables to their recycling facility. The green team is proud that over a ton of trash will be recycled instead of ending up in the landfill.

However not everything sent to the landfill is bad for the environment. Our concessionaire Heart of America Food Service purchases items that are corn based and under certain temperatures will dissolve in 45-60 days. Their cups, forks and spoons are all corn based and when purchasing items, in all circumstances possible they purchase items that are recyclable.

Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone is so thankful for the Green Team and their dedication to our green initiatives. Because of their hard work, Cap Fed Park was nominated for the Bridging The Gap Environmental Excellence Award for Businesses in 2008. Thank you green team and fans for your role as individuals helping to promote the interconnectedness of the environment, economy and community.

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