WUF3 GREENING INITIATIVE:
Guidelines for Greening of Exhibits

As an exhibitor at WUF3, you have the opportunity to play a vital role in making WUF3 sustainable. Below is a list of suggested actions that you can take in making your exhibit and promotional materials green.

General

• Choose decorations and display materials that can be reused or recycled
• Bring only what you need to the event and take away what you cannot hand out

Promotional items should be:

• Made from recycled or reused materials where possible
• Reusable, durable and/or consumable as opposed to disposable (i.e. travel mugs, tote bags or fair trade chocolates with company logo)
• Minimally packaged
• Manufactured with minimal use of toxic substances

Print materials should be:

• Avoided whenever possible in favour of electronic forms of communication such as CDs or making PDF files available for download via a USB port; collect business cards from those who would like more information and use the web, email or post to meet excess demand
• Printed on chlorine-free, recycled paper, with high post-consumer content; goldenrod or fluorescent coloured paper should be avoided
• Double-sided
• Printed with vegetable or soy based ink (solvent-based inks should be avoided)
• Generic; use of information, dates and logos that are event specific should be avoided to ensure materials can be reused

Packing

• Pack so that all materials that you bring can be shipped back
• When possible, use recyclable and biodegradable materials for packing such as paper and corrugated boxes
• Ensure that any recyclable packing that is not to be reused is recycled

THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD GLOBAL CHANGE START WITH US
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