WASTE WASTE WASTE!

According to MeetGreen’s 2008 white paper, “The Economy and the Environment: One Solution for Two Meeting and Event Industry Issues,” the average attendees produces 61 lbs of solid waste during a three-day conference – vs. 13.5 lbs during a three-day period at home (USEPA). The study further found that – at a 1,300-person, two-day conference – reducing handouts can save $2,000, 488 lbs of wood, 79 pounds of solid waste, 1 million BTUs of energy and 149 lbs of emissions (Neehah Paper.)

Virtual Totebag

As a result, 77% of meeting planners have reduced paper at their meetings according to 2008 M&C  Research survey, with 16% planning to do so in the future. 80% of planners have reduced their paper  waste by posting materials online via solutions like the “Virtual Totebag,” with 65% seeing cost savings  as a result.

With the Virtual Totebag, tradeshow attendees can collect, store and share session content and exhibitor  materials online via their mobile devices. Attendees simply text or email a unique mobile code to store  exhibitor brochures, speaker presentations, videos and more online in their personal “virtual” totebags.  Not only does the Virtual Totebag reduce paper waste at the show, it reduces the costs and waste of  printing and shipping materials to the show!  It is truly a win win for all involved.