[FMC] Recycling and Markets

Tue May 6 13:29:11 EDT 2008

Zachary
i hope you will share all you learn from this survey
Mark

The Westwood Farmers Market (Los Angeles) has a mild recycling  
program going.
There are recycling containers available to customers.
We don't prohibit any materials.
We provide waste receptacles.

I'm glad to hear about Boulder's program as people have mentioned it.
Some customers seem very interested in it.
Though i notice they don't ask supermarkets to be low waste, just  
farmers markets.
Perhaps we can all get a grant to make it happen.
I gauge the actual customer demand by how many customers bring cloth  
bags to the market,
and currently that is a small percentage.
Hopefully, we can all improve in this area.
Mark Wall
Thriving Community Marketplaces

Today's Topics:

    1. Farmers Market Waste Management (Zachary Lyons)
    2. Re: Farmers Market Waste Management (cynthia torres)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 00:50:55 -0700
From: Zachary Lyons <zach at cowswithguns.com>
Subject: [FMC] Farmers Market Waste Management
To: fmc at lists.farmersmarketcoalition.org
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Hi all,

In March, I sent out the following request for information on farmers
market waste management,  As it is my understanding that this list
has doubled or tripled in size since then, I am sending this out
again in hopes of receiving additional feedback from some of the
newer list subscribers.  Thanks.

Original info request:

I am researching the topic of waste management at farmers markets,
and I am interested in feedback from any and all of you.  I will give
you some starter questions, but I am interested in any ideas and
experiences you would like to share with me about market waste
management.  Please email me directly at zach at cowswithguns.com.  No
need to clog up this list with responses.

Does your market have prepared food vendors?  If so, how do you
handle the waste they generate?
Does your market have a recycling program?
How does your market deal with compostable waste?
Do you require your vendors to haul out their own waste, or do you
provide receptacles?
Does your market prohibit any packaging or serving materials, such as
plastic bags, styrofoam containers, non-compostable plates, etc.?
Does your market have a "zero-waste" program in place?

I appreciate any information you can provide.

Thank you,

Zachary Lyons
Seattle

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 06:39:37 -0600
From: "cynthia torres" <ctplant at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FMC] Farmers Market Waste Management
To: "Farmers Market Coalition listserv"
	<fmc at lists.farmersmarketcoalition.org>
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This season, the Longmont Farmers' Market, (10 mi. north of Boulder, CO)
received a grant from Boulder County's Eco-Cycle to implement a zero- 
waste
program. The grant subsidized the recycling/compost containers, signs  
and
staff to help customers with the changes. It also subsidized the cost  
of the
flatware which was more than 20% of the cost of non-compostable  
flatware.
We have had one market with program in place and the customers (and  
media)
seemed to be very pleased with the program.

Cindy Torres
manager-Longmont Farmers' Market

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:50 AM, Zachary Lyons <zach at cowswithguns.com>  
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> In March, I sent out the following request for information on farmers
> market waste management,  As it is my understanding that this list
> has doubled or tripled in size since then, I am sending this out
> again in hopes of receiving additional feedback from some of the
> newer list subscribers.  Thanks.
>
> Original info request:
>
> I am researching the topic of waste management at farmers markets,
> and I am interested in feedback from any and all of you.  I will give
> you some starter questions, but I am interested in any ideas and
> experiences you would like to share with me about market waste
> management.  Please email me directly at zach at cowswithguns.com.  No
> need to clog up this list with responses.
>
> Does your market have prepared food vendors?  If so, how do you
> handle the waste they generate?
> Does your market have a recycling program?
> How does your market deal with compostable waste?
> Do you require your vendors to haul out their own waste, or do you
> provide receptacles?
> Does your market prohibit any packaging or serving materials, such as
> plastic bags, styrofoam containers, non-compostable plates, etc.?
> Does your market have a "zero-waste" program in place?
>
> I appreciate any information you can provide.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Zachary Lyons
> Seattle
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Boulder County Farmers' Market/
Food & Society Policy Fellow

"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world and  
that is an
idea whose time has come." -victor hugo
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